Did you know that there were “Other” Military School Plans Before 1876?
Did you know? Long before the Royal Military College was established in 1876, there were proposals for military colleges in Canada. By: E3161 Victoria Edwards Long before the Royal Military College was established in 1876, there were proposals for military colleges in Canada. Although the Assembly of Lower Canada decided to establish a military college…
Deaths | Décès
2753 DENSMORE, John George September 5, 1921 – April 15, 2012 P. Eng. C.D., BSC MBA, BSC Military, BSC Civil Engineering Passed away peacefully in Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital Sunday April 15, 2012. Born in Maitland Nova Scotia, was the son of the late Dr. F.T. and Matilda Densmore. Predeceased by brothers Timothy and…
RMC Stands Tall In Grueling Sandhurst Competition
The Running Nine, RMC’s Alpha Roster for the 2012 Sandhurst Competition. Determined Cadets Fight for Top 5 Finish Article and Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt In a bid to reclaim their title, RMC’s 2012 Sandhurst Team put five months of training to work this past weekend in the Sandhurst Competition at the US…
In This Issue 16
In This Issue 16: To find an article: copy title into the search bar on the top of the website and press the ‘enter’ key. To search for an individual: type their name into the search bar and press the ‘enter’ key. Budget Cuts Hit Home – Staff & Cadets Briefed by Commandant Class of…
Budget Cuts Hit Home – Staff & Cadets Briefed by Commandant
Axe Falls on Colleges By: WJO By now most readers are aware of the “budget cuts” within the public service. Both colleges have been hit too. To what extent? Last week in Kingston, the commandant, BGen Eric Tremblay held two sessions, Wednesday a Town Hall, in Currie Hall with satellite coverage to the New Gym…
Class of 69…Lose One of Their Own: 8035 Don Gates
Donald J Gates, class of 1969, RMC #8035 Donald James Gates was born 17 April, 1947, grew up and graduated from high school in Edmonton, AB. Don arrived at RMC in the fall of 1965 and proceeded to find his niche playing on left wing for the JV Redmen with two other class members,…
Class notes & More…
CLASS NOTES: Help us to keep you and your buds up-to-date: Send us current info – william.oliver@rmc.ca This section “Class Notes” is about habitual, casual reading to see who else among your peer group is grabbing headlines, making a difference. No experience / event is too big or too small. 8307 Paul Larose-Edwards, Class…
Victoria Edwards in Conversation: 13201 Capt (N) Paul William Catsburg
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) interviewed 13201 Captain (N) Paul William Catsburg, who was appointed as Director of the Defence Ethics Programme in 2011 under Chief Review Services. e-Veritas: Which Military Colleges did you attend? 13201 Capt (N) Paul Catsburg: I attended Royal Roads Military College from 1977 to1979. I then attended the Royal Military…
What are these 24 Up to these Days
1. Assistant Chief of Staff at 33 Canadian Brigade Group; Senior Military Advisor at Defence Research and Development Canada 2. Project Manager at Department of National Defence 3. Commanding Officer, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott 4. Network Archictect at Bell Canada 5. Director General HQ Transformation at Department of National Defence 6. Senior Analyst…
The Week That Was…
Life Continues As Exams Loom For Cadets Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt While military activities have been limited during the last two weeks to allow cadets to focus on upcoming exams, some have continued. Above, 25064 OCdt (IV) Marie-Pier Blanchard-Messier, A Div CDL, does roll call for A-Div on a rainy Tuesday morning.…
4th Year Mechanical Engineering Capstone Project
The End of the Long Road – 4th Year Mechanical Engineering Thesis Presentations Article by 25752 OCdt (III) Christopher Lane, CWPIO On Friday afternoon in Sawyer Theatre, 4th year cadets of the Mechanical Engineering Department wrapped up a year of obstacles, challenges and extra large coffees by presenting their engineering thesis projects to an audience…
RMC Visits Land of the Morning Calm
Eye Opening Trip to Korea By III NCdt Brittany Brown, AdC In the early hours of Macrh 30th, along with Brigadier General Tremblay and Captain Kerckhoff, we embarked on another adventure, this time to Seoul, South Korea. Although the itinerary gave us an idea of what to expect, none of us had envisioned the warm…