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Stratford WINTERFEST Hi, Bill, No. 5472 of the Class of ’62 here … to share some fun I’ve been having this last while: a) For the past three years, since moving from Yarmouth to Stratford, I’ve designed the Stratford WINTERFEST poster. Such involvement came about purely by accident from my winning a logo competition for…
“R.S.M. Coggins charged me today for not marching properly on Jan. 20th on Princess Street.”
First Year / Winter Term @ RMC January / February 1950 – 3069 W.A. McColl Jan. 29 – 1950: Yesterday morning the band paraded for the first time. While we were marching across the parade square Larry Richard fell right over backwards on some ice and his big brass drum came right down on top…
Deaths | Décès
3696 Mike Valiquet passed away Friday, 27 January at the Queensway General Hospital in Ottawa. He entered CMR in 1952 as a member of the first class there and subsequently graduated from RMC in 1957. The funeral will be held on Thursday, 02 February at Saint Patrick’s Church, Fallowfield, Barhaven, Ontario. VALIQUET, Michael Ian –…
In This Issue 4
The Support Behind the Expedition: Representatives from the RMCC Expedition Club presented BGen Eric Tremblay, Commandant RMCC, with the gift of a mask from their expedition to Africa to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Pictured from left are: College Chief Warrant Officer, CPO1 Elizabeth Lindsay; Expedition member NCdt Brittany Brown; Expedition Leader OCdt Anthony Matlock; RMCC Commandant,…
2012 RMC Sandhurst Team Announced
RMC Sandhurst Team Makes Final Selections This past weekend, the staff of RMC’s Sandhurst Team made their final selections for the 2012 team. These selections were made following a grueling 3 1/2 hour training session on the afternoon of Saturday 21 Jan 2012, and then announced at an informal ceremony held in the RMC Cadet…
Victoria Edwards, In conversation: 14090 LCol Kevin M. Tyler – Bronze Star Medal
First in a series of Ex cadets and other Canadian Military College graduates who have been recognized for above and beyond the call of duty. E3161 Victoria Edwards recently contacted 14090 Kevin M Tyler a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. e-veritas: What are you up to these days? 14090 LCol Kevin M. Tyler: I…
Catching Up With the News
Christening Tradition Still Strong at RMC Lillian Rose Price (born April 27th 2011) was baptized by Padre Heather Smith at the RMC Protestant Chapel on January 15th 2012. Parents, 22558 Sandra Price (nee Reibin) and 22702 Nathan Price, have both worked at RMC since 2008. The service was very special in that the Christening Bell…
Where are they now?
Colonel J.R. Patrice Laroche OMM, CD serves as Wing Commander, 4 Wing Cold Lake. He was promoted to his current rank and assigned to Ramstein, Germany as the Head of the Tactical Evaluation Division at the Allied Air Component Command Headquarters in 2009. He holds a Bachelors degree in Military Arts and Science from the…
Cadets No Longer
Royal Military College 2012 Fall Commissioning Ceremony The Officer Corps of the Canadian Forces welcomed new members this past week when seven officer cadets received their commissions as Officers in the Regular Force. The senior leadership of the college was in attendance on Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012 at the Senior Staff Mess, along with…
SPORTS Plus RMC Faded Football Memories
Men’s Basketball OUA- Men’s Basketball CIS – Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball OUA – Women’s Basketball CIS – Women’s Basketball Men’s and Women’s Running OUA – Cross Country CIS Mens Running / CIS Womens Running Men’s and Women’s Fencing OUA – Fencing Hockey OUA- Hockey CIS – Hockey Rugby OUA – Rugby CIS – Women’s Rugby…
The Barefoot Revolution
The Barefoot Revolution Article by: Stephane Robert, Curriculum Coordinator and Physical Educator in the RMCC Athletic Department. Several years ago, a man by the name of Christopher McDougall wrote an excellent book titled “Born to Run” which seemingly started a footwear revolution. In his book, he described the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico who are well…
Cadet Participates in: EXERCISE ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN 2011
A/SLT Yang in front of Kwang-Hwa-Moon with actors wearing traditional palace guard costumes. 1st Canadian Division HQ: An Incredible Summer OJT Experience Article and Photos by A/SLT Nalae Yang, 25057 This past summer I worked at 1st Canadian Division Headquarters for On-the-Job-Training (OJT), where I got the chance to go to South Korea for EXERCISE ULCHI FREEDOM…