Writing of Life: Massey Library – A Wealth of Knowledge and Change
One of the most crucial facilities of every academic institution is the library. The Royal Military College of Canada boasts a highly student-friendly library that has been on its campus for over 52 years. The Massey Library is a crucial part of life at RMCC, and it has changed drastically over the past ten years…
The Week That Was…
The Hazy, Not So Lazy Days of Summer For those Cadets staying on the College grounds this summer, training began this past week as summer came to the peninsula. Second Language Training, Engineering Decompression, and training for the upcoming 2012 Nijmegen March will run until the end of July and into early August. As Cadets…
Learning to Lead: ALOY Cadets Tested on the Rideau
ALOY Final Exercise Begins By: Captain Cynthia Kent – RMCC, Public Affairs Officer With a steady rain beginning to fall, 17 cadets from the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year at the Royal Military College of Canada began their final test along the Rideau Canal on Friday, June 1, 2012. During Exercise Eagle Quest, the ALOY cadets…
Maj Rob Parent & Two Cadets Attend International Week in Norway
Les Elofs ont une expérience norvégienne / Cadets Get Norwegian Experience Article 25755 OCdt (IV) Taylor Raeburn-Gibson et 25663 OCdt (IV) Dmitri Sapeguin Du 19 au 25 mai dernier, les Élofs Raeburn-Gibson et Sapeguin, accompagnés du Maj Parent du CMRC, ont eu la chance unique de visiter l’Académie militaire norvégienne (Krigsskolen) à Oslo dans le…
Cadets Take Summer Transition in Stride
As I See It… Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt Cadet life at RMC always has its ups and downs, but rarely more so, it seems, than during the summer months. The Wing has scattered across the country for summer training, but for those who remain, life has been anything but settled. This is…
Spotlight on PSP Staff: Erin Thompson
25366 Mike Shewfelt recently had the chance to sit down with Erin Thompson, Supplemental Physical Training Coordinator and Physical Educator at the Royal Military College of Canada. e-Veritas: Why did you choose to come to RMCC…? Erin Thompson: I came to RMCC because I am passionate about fitness and health and with most fitness and…
#47 LCol E.F. Wurtele: “Naturally much of their best work has been done in Canada…”
This is the sixth installment of our seven part series on The History of the Royal Military College of Canada, by #47 LCol Ernest F. Wurtele, VD. LCol Wurtele graduated RMC in 1882, served as honourary secretary-treasurer of the RMC Club from 1892 to 1913, was the associate editor of the RMC Review, for ex-cadet…
The Way It Was…In Photos
Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around…
Deaths | Décès
8813 Lt. Col. John Desmond GIBSON GIBSON, Lt. Col. John Desmond CD, RCA, rmc, LLD. (Ret) – Peacefully on May 29, 2012 after a long illness, bravely borne, surrounded by those who loved him. Survived by his adored and loving wife Lynette Stethem JP; his children Heather and Jennifer; his step-children Philippa and Jonathan Stethem;…
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Class Notes
COPPER SUNDAY BAPTISM During the Copper Sunday services at St. George’s Cathedral on 6 May 2012, and in the presence of the RMC Colours and the Commandant, a new member of the RMC family, James Frederick Klymchuk Carpenter was baptised. The baptism was officiated by the Very Reverend Mary Irwin-Gibson, Dean. Freddy is the son…
Ex-Cadets in the News
You know it’s air show season when … “The teams are well prepared for their respective tasks, putting on an impressive performance while keeping safety in mind,” said MGen Parent after granting his acceptance of the demo program. “These aircraft are operated by professionals who take their jobs very seriously while demonstrating their passion for…