Le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean inaugure son Temple de la renommée / Royal Military College Saint-Jean Inaugurates its Hall of Fame
Photo1 : L ’honorable Joseph A. Day, sénateur, a été le premier à être intronisé dans le Temple de la renommée du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean le 7 septembre dernier. Le Général Lawson, Chef d’état-major de la défense, et le Colonel Carignan, Commandant du Collège, dévoile le cadre qui sera placé dans le Temple…
Focusing on our War of 1812 Naval Heritage
Caption: Mr. Chris Whyman, Kingston’s official Town Crier reading the formal proclamation to open the event. OPENING of the WALKING TOUR of the WAR of 1812-1815 NAVAL DOCKYARD The Royal Navy assumed command of naval facilities operated by the Provincial Marine on Point Frederick 200 years ago in 1813, and the Kingston Dockyard had enormous…
Did you know? Navy Bay Cairn and RMC
Navy Bay Cairn and Point Frederick The Navy Bay Cairn, memorializing those who served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812, is the last of the Boards which make up the Point Frederick War of 1812-15 Self-guided Walking Tour, opened by the Commandant, BGen Al Meinzinger, on 5 September, 2013. The erection of 12…
Ex-Cadets in the News
New Chaplain General for the Canadian Armed Forces “Our Canadian Forces Chaplaincy has a unique spiritual mandate that provides services for families as well as for our military personnel,” said 14429 Brigadier-General Fletcher. A new look at the ‘shipbuilders’ war’ 3572 Frank Norman Afghan military, police training cost Canadians $500M The commander of Operation Attention,…
What are these 23 up to these days…
Just retired and on a short hiatus! Owner, KM Aerospace Consulting CAOC Mission Support Division Chief at Royal Canadian Air Force Web Marketing Coordinator at Carrington Group Independent Military Professional Business development Officer at Department of National Defence Commanding Officer – Health Care Administrator at Department of National Defence Program Manager Engineer and Technical Sales…
60th Anniversary of the RMC Band & Calling all Ex Cadet Band Members
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) & 5215 LCol (Ret’d) Larry Springford (RMC 1961), a former Cadet Wing Drum Major, discuss the roots of the RMC Band. This interview is timely since 2013 is the 60th anniversary of the RMC Band. e-veritas: What instrument(s) did you play? Larry Springford: I had been a bass drummer in…
BRIGADIER-GENERAL (Ret’d) W. DON MACNAMARA – 2013 VIMY AWARD WINNER / LE BRIGADIER-GÉNÉRAL (ret.) W. DON MACNAMARA – GAGNANT DU PRIX VIMY 2013
BRIGADIER-GENERAL (Ret’d) W. DON MACNAMARA – 2013 VIMY AWARD WINNER Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Royal Military College of Canada The CDA Institute is pleased to announce that Brigadier-General (Ret’d) Don W. Macnamara has been unanimously selected as the recipient of the Vimy Award for 2013. The award will be presented on…
Class Notes…
RCMI Announces Colonel Peter Hunter Award for Graduate Student research paper in defence and security studies. For fifteen years, the Conference of Defence Associations, of which Royal Canadian Military Institute (RCMI) is an associate member, has organized a Graduate Student Symposium at RMC in Kingston every October. For the past two years, RCMI has dedicated…
Who Am I (2)?
Who Am I? Royal Military College of Canada/Collège militaire royal du Canada Queen’s University University of Ottawa Lieutenant – Department of National Defence Engineer – Novacor Chemicals Manager – Deloitt eBusiness Manager – Nortel Director Racing Programs – Nakkertok Ski Club Partner – Novo Energy Group Director – Innovapost Who Am I? (I) a) Nadine…
Visite du Commandant de l’ACD au CMR Saint-Jean
Visite du Commandant de l’ACD au CMR Saint-Jean – un article du Captitaine Eric Le Marec, officier des affaires publiques Le 6 septembre dernier, le Major-général Éric Tremblay, Commandant de l’Académie canadienne de la défense (ACD) dont fait partie le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, a visité le Collège pour la première fois depuis sa…
The Week That Was…
Commandant Gives Thumbs Up to 1 Squadron Spirit! Article & Photos by: 26659 OCdt (II) Danielle Andela 1 Squadron has started the year off with a bang or shall I say, a splash? When the officer-cadets and staff of the Royal Military College of Canada woke up Wednesday, September the 4th, the last thing they…