A Bunker on the Golan Heights & The Missing Plaque
A Bunker on the Golan Heights (1985) Israel I wrote this little vignette, for fun, a few years ago with my tongue firmly in my cheek. It is quite true nonetheless as best that I can recall. I caution the reader that this little yarn is not meant to place the writer in the ledger…
3069 W.A. McColl’s – III Year – 1951: “…Never in the past two years has there been such a demonstration of disorganization as there was last night …”
6 Dec 51 It was announced today that the National Film Board would be taking moving pictures of the wing at the P.W.O.R. Armouries. The parade shown was to be the graduating class’s last parade with presentation of prizes by the Honourable Brooke Claxton. So at about 1515 we dashed over to our dorms, grabbed…
Hall of Valour Members – With Military College Connection
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx • Hall of Valour has 1140 portraits and mini biographies of Canadian veterans. The following have links to the Canadian Military Colleges. http://www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/default.htm • Bradshaw DAR www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/BradshawDAR.htm – He graduated from Royal Military College, Kingston ON, in 1934 and was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Dragoons. • Birchall LJ www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/BirchallLJ.htm – In June 1937…
In This Issue 45
Click on Image for better viewing… RMC Foundation Launches New and Improved Website – Log on today: www.rmcclubfoundation.ca 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: 3220 William O…
Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award: Billy Allan Doesn’t Disappoint
The Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award, 2013 “Your Absinthe from Class Forum: A Call for Simplicity” Dr. Billy Allan Article by: Huw Osborn – Associate Professor, Department of English On 28 November, 2013, the RMCC community and members of the public gathered in Currie Hall for the Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award.…
MVHR Forum 2013: RMCC’s Significant contribution to Military and Veteran Health Research in Canada
Caption: Dr. HarryKowal, Principal, RMCC; Dr. Stéphanie A.H. Bélanger, Associate professor, RMCC, associate director, CIMVHR; Captain Simon Mailloux, keynote speaker at MVHR Forum 2013 Gala dinner; and Brigadier-General A.D. Meinzinger, Commandant RMCC. Photo credit: John Ulan RMCC Highly Visible in Edmonton Co-Chaired by Dr. Alice Aiken, Associate professor at Queen’s and Director of CIMVHR,…
Class Notes
7808 Dave Rooke Class of 1968, entered Royal Roads in 1964 and left in ’66. He and his wife Marie now have another “Roadent” in the family, as their daughter, Lara convocated in a Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies program at Royal Roads in early November. It was a treat for Marie and Dave to get…
What are these 24 up to these days…?
Project Manager – GEMTEC Ltd Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor at Bombardier Aerospace Director of Studies, Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies Officer Training Division Commander at Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School Senior Executive and Project Director Chief Executive Officer at gNO Therapeutics Inc. DDR and SSR Consultant and Training / Consultant Director, Channel Sales…
The Annual Photograph Albums of Royal Roads Military College from 1963 to 1988
Cadet photo albums now online RRU continues to develop and promote its RRMC heritage. Shaggy-haired 1970s recruits getting their first military haircuts. Muddy runners completing the obstacle course. Uniformed cadets at the formal dance. These were some of the people photographed each year at the former Royal Roads Military College. Until now, most of…
Mount Kenya – Here We Come
Cadets Prepare for Mount Kenya Adventure OCdt (IV) 25981 Megan Couto As the college is winding down for the semester and all the cadets are eagerly working towards Christmas holidays, the cadets of the RMC Expedition Club have other thoughts in mind. Team Kenya, which was selected earlier this month, is comprised of ten enthusiastic…
The Week That Was & More
The Week That was… The past seven days were interesting ones around RMCC. As you have likely read elsewhere in this edition, both the Commandant and Principal were in Edmonton, 25-27 Nov, attending the annual Canadian Institute for Military and Veterans Health Research forum. The Class of ’65 Teaching Excellence Award Public Lecture took place…