Where are they now?
M0819 Captain Christopher Nobrega (RMC 2001), Officer Commanding SkyHawks (former UTPNCM – Otter Squadron) Captain Christopher Nobrega was born on 4 March 1969 in Georgetown, Guyana and was raised in Toronto, Ontario from the age of six. He joined the Queen’s Own Rifles as part of the Primary Reserves in 1987 before component transferring to…
Careers | Carrières
x x Engineers (2 positions) – Ingénieurs (2 postes) – Montreal – Commission scolaire de Montréal (min. exp. 2 years) Sales Engineer, Central Systems / Ingénieur aux ventes, Systèmes centraux – Dorval – Thomas & Betts (min. exp. 2 years) Electrical Engineer / Ingénieur(e) électrique – Montreal – TransÉnergie / Hydro-Québec (min. exp. 2 years)…
Did You Know? Flashback – Who Am I?
Did you know? In 1996, the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) started working on the transcription of the Attestation Papers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) of the First World War. There were 600,000 Canadians who signed up for service in the war, which lasted from 1914 to 1918. These papers include several members from…
Deaths | Décès
4244 ROSS, Stuart Crawford (RMC class of 1959) On Thursday, November 25, 2010 in his 74th year. Suart Ross, loving father of Mike of Terrace, BC, Andy (Bonnie) of Calgary, AB and Jean-Francois (Annie) of Val-Cartier, QC. ‘Grampa Stuart’ will be forever remembered by grandchildren Isabel, Hayley, Brandon and Dahlia. Survived by his sister Razia…
In This Issue 46
The RMC Club Gift Shop / La boutique du Club des CMR All e-Veritas readers are urged to support the RMC Gift Shop whether you’re in Kingston or Online Nous encourageons tous les lecteurs de e-Veritas à soutenir la boutique du Club des CMR lors de leurs visites à Kingston ou en ligne _____________________________ In…
LXXXIX Convocation
Royal Military College bestowed two honourary degrees Friday (19 Nov) at its annual fall convocation ceremony. Retired colonel 5780 Bernard Laliberte, an RMC graduate, specialized in disaster preparedness in an international career with the Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations. Dr. Colin Franklin, a physicist and member of the Order of Canada, was a pioneer…
The Week That Was
On Monday (15 Nov), the Commandant, CCWO and Principal spent some time with Dr. Gordon Simons (photo left) and the team in the Math and Computer Science Department. Once again, the visit provided a great opportunity for the visitors to be updated on the terrific work being done in the Department and to discuss some…
Commons and Congress to Cadets in Classrooms
Caption: Steven Kuykendall (left) and John Reid (centre) speak to Dr Christian Leuprecht’s (right) comparative politics class. Steven Kuykendall (gauche) et John Reid (centre) parle à la classe de politique compartive de Dr. Leuprecht. Commons and Congress to Cadets in Classrooms Scott Nantes (with Max Peetsma) On Tuesday, November 9, the Department of Politics and…
Varsity Sports
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 Men’s Running / CIS Women’s Running Men’s and Women’s Fencing OUA – Fencing Hockey OUA- Men’s Hockey CIS – Men’s Hockey Rugby OUA – Men’s Rugby Men’s…
Rugby:VETERANS CUP
VETERANS CUP This was the 6th annual VETERANS CUP, a game that features the Canadian Forces Staff College Chambrays vs. the Royal Military College Paladins. When the RMC rugby program was reborn in the fall of 2005 one of the first contacts made was from Staff College, It seemed that they had a rugby program…
Ex-Cadets in the News
CDS Message to the Troops From: Chief of the Defence Staff/Chef d’état-major de la Défense Friday, 19, November, 2010 Subject: Canadian Forces Engagement in Afghanistan beyond 2011 // Engagement des Forces canadiennes en Afghanistan après 2011 Earlier this week, the Government of Canada directed that the CF will remain engaged in Afghanistan beyond 2011 in…
Mike Kennedy remembers………
Mike Kennedy remembers……… 22 November 2010 Thirty-four years ago today, I awoke to celebrate my 19th birthday at RMC. By that time, my class had been at the College for exactly three months, having arrived on 22 October 1976. Though barely ninety days had passed since we first assembled on the Parade Square, by that…