E3161 Victoria Edwards in conversation with 7943 William Lye
E3161 Victoria Edwards in conversation with 7943 Major (ret) J. William K. Lye (CMR RMC 1969), who served as President of the RMC Club 2004 – 05. e-Veritas: What extracurricular activities were you involved with at Military College e.g. varsity teams, band, clubs? Did you hold leadership position(s)? William Lye: I joined the Canadian Army…
RMCC Delegation Visits Belgium
Par: Lieutenant-colonel Sylvain Beauséjour, Chef de la délégation canadienne Une délégation représentant le Collège militaire royal du Canada formé du lieutenant-colonel Sylvain Beauséjour, Vice Recteur Associé Académique et des élèves-officiers Stéphanie Blais et Marc Grenier a participé à la semaine internationale du 16 au 21 avril à l’École Royale Militaire et de la Belgique. La…
Royal Military College of Canada Exercises Freedom of the City
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6CNi-29_us[/youtube] Video by: 26549 Kai Zhao Royal Military College of Canada Exercises Freedom of the City Cadets from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) exercised Freedom of the City in Kingston on Sunday, May 5th, which is also Copper Sunday and the anniversary of Battle of the Atlantic . The Cadets were met…
Payback Time for I & III Years
III Years Leave Their Mark On the Community Article & Photos by: III Ethan Strong The third year class gave back to the community this weekend by cleaning and rejuvenating local parks. Over 120 cadets went to seven different parks in the Kingston area, where they painted, spread mulch, raked leaves and much more…
Rappelling to Helocasting
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwdtAZPkH6s[/youtube] Video by OCdt. Zhao, K Submitted by: Kelly Lupton – Physical Education Manager, Photos by: 26549 OCdt Kai Zhao The school year is coming to an end and the IV year OCdts that took part in the Rappel Master Training in IV year Physical Education with teacher Jean Blanchet (photo right) were afforded a…
Trenton Visit Includes the Whole Nine Yards
Cadets See Lots of Behind the Scenes During Trenton Visit Written by 25961 OCdt Ethan Strong RCAF Cadets had the opportunity to travel to CFB Trenton, where they were exposed to the operational side of the Canadian Armed Forces, in which they will serve upon graduation. For many, this was the first time seeing operational…
Cadets Advised to Take it One Day at a Time…
Drillfest 2013 is in Full Swing Article & Photos by 25961 OCdt Ethan Strong The period following exams, which is filled with long days of drill and environmental phase training (EPT), is tough on cadets. This period, known colloquially by the wing as drillfest, is now in full swing. Everyone’s days are filled with a…
Swimmers & Triathletes Still Going At It
Swimmers in Ottawa By: Nicholas Lightbody Exams are finished, the stress of academic assignments and labs and papers are over, and the RMCC Swim Team packed up their gear and headed to Ottawa to compete at the GO Kingfish Long Course Invitational Swim Meet. This was the first long course (50 m pool instead of…
Sailors Return with Three Trophies; Red Ferrari Remains in Italy
More Room Required for RMCC Trophy Case The 30th Trofeo Accademia Navale e citta di Livorno (TAN) officially ended with a spectacular awards presentation at the Italian Naval Academy. TAN is a sailing regatta that comprises of 9 different classes of sail boats. The regatta is a combined Italian Naval Academy and city of Livorno…
Currie Hall Area Spruced Up
Decorative Paintings Leading to Currie Hall Article by: 5256 Gwyn Griffith Anyone who hasn’t visited the stairways and hallways leading to Currie Hall lately is in for a treat. When the Currie Building was initially designed following the Great War, decorative paint schemes were prepared for the areas leading to the Hall. Primarily due to…
Did you know? By E3161 Victoria Edwards
Did you know? ln many of the units or organizations in which Col (Ret’d) André D. Gauthier OMM, CD served, he often donated a copy of one of his sculptures on departure. He was posted to Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean as Vice-Commandant and Director of Cadets 1973-1975. He decided to create “CADET” (1974), an…
In This Issue 17
KINGSTON WATERFRONT HOTEL – CLICK ON PHOTO – FOR RESERVATIONS & OTHER INFO ________________________________ A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their Club membership status: Chapeau aux membres suivants qui ont tout récemment mis à jour leur adhésion au Club: 3314 Larry Shick; E6003 Anastasios Varvarikos – Lifetime membership;…