New Brunswickers accomplished an incredible feat of foot to come to the aid of our friends in Upper Canada
Note from 19874 Brian Macdonald… This Friday 12 April will be the 200th Anniversary of the arrival of NB’s 104th Regiment in Kingston, after an epic winter march of over 1100 km from Fredericton. A ceremony to commemorate this historic occasion will be held at 3 PM on the parade square at the Royal Military…
3069 W.A. McColl’s – II Year – 1951: “It seems to be a lot better for studying… It’s a continual struggle to help from sleeping”.
9 Apr 51 On Saturday we had a parade for the executives of the Ex-Cadet Club. In spite of one or two mistakes it was a very good parade. Yesterday was Copper Sunday, last church parade to town. I was on weekend leave again so missed it. We had an extra good meal as all…
Careers | Carrières & Support Our Partners
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Deaths | Décès
BURDON, THOMAS HOLLAND – born August 23, 1919, Saint John, New Brunswick, died March 14, 2013, Los Altos Hills, California – Tom/Dad/Grampy passed away peacefully while visiting with his son Tom A. and family. He was surrounded by many of his family in a loving environment during his final voyage. His unique energy, extraordinary wit…
In This Issue 13
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: 3496 James D Younger; 12484 JP Amlin – Lifetime membership; 3530 Pierre Bernier; 8488 Michael C Chreptyk – Lifetime membership; 14740 Luc…
What Were They Thinking? Part I
Easter Sunday Shocker! Memorial Arch now covered by Dome. Naming rights – SOLD! By: WJO Easter Sunday 2013, a day which will live in infamy for the Royal Military College of Canada? This was a day when the landscape was unexpectedly and drastically changed for one simple reason – the almighty dollar. RMC was put…
What Were They Thinking? Part II
Panet House & Gatehouse #1 are now neigbours! By: WJO A spin-off from the major change of the Dome covering the Memorial Arch was the question of what to do with Gatehouse #1, a fixture to the College landscape since 1875. Staff, cadets and visitors returning to the College following the four day Easter Weekend…
Class Notes
7786 Doug Matthews, Class of ’68, is a twenty-year veteran of the special events industry. An award-winning event producer and entertainment agent, he has extensive teaching experience in the industry and has published three books on the subject of event planning and production. He lives in Vancouver, Canada. We were in touch with Doug recently…
What are these 24 up to these days…?
General Manager at Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ) Commanding Officer at Department of National Defence Consultant at Gryphon-Ace Consulting Accreditation Consultant, Better Business Bureau – Kingston Chief Operating Officer at Jomini International Inc. Naval Systems Engineer at Canadian Forces Corporate Secretary at BCE / Bell Canada Historian, Consultant (Military and Historical Affairs), Writer Current 1st Vice-President…
Catching Up With the News
Canadian warship crew in Indian Ocean seizes 500 kg of heroin Very quickly on we ascertained they were not being truthful about their mission, their voyage, so we continued on with a full search of the vessel and discovered the drugs.’ 21285 Cmdr. David Patchell Source Words and War: Toni Morrison at West Point By…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
He joined the CF in 1983 as a private soldier in the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. In 1996, he was posted to Ottawa as a career manager and soon after promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. After initial naval officer training he navigated HMC Ships IROQUOIS, YUKON, TERRA NOVA, and ANNAPOLIS before joining VENTURE, the Naval Officer Training…
Notices | Avis
Juno Beach Centre Association Looking for Ex Manager; Royal Roads Leadership Award; Class of ’88 – Off the Mark Early  __________________________________________ We look forward to welcoming you back to Royal Roads University (RRU) for our 13th Annual Homecoming celebration from September 13th to 15th 2013. Homecoming is open to all alumni, faculty and staff…