Two Great Books – Sur tous les fronts & Over the Wire
Book Review / Revue de Livre par Marc Drolet LCol (retraité) M0058 CMR ‘81 Frédéric Lemieux. Gilles Lamontagne : Sur tout les fronts Del Busso Éditeur, 2010, 669 pages. 36,95$ Dans Gilles Lamontagne : Sur tous les fronts, l’historien Frédéric Lemieux raconte la vie fascinante d’un homme qui a marqué la vie québécoise et canadienne du 20e siècle.…
CSC Royal Roads 50th Reunion: 8 – 11 Sept, 2011
G’Day Bill – Scrolling through E-Veritas I am reminded that that this forum provides an import link to our RMC Class of ’63 mates. While our CSC Royal Roads Reunion this September primarily draws the Graduating Class of 1961 back to Victoria to participate in the Royal Roads University Homecoming weekend, our entire RMC Class…
May is Museum Month
As a means of celebrating May as Museums month, E3161 Victoria Edwards reasoned that e-veritas readers may appreciate articles with this theme; first are paintings of RMC officer cadets c. 1973 engaged in various activities and architectural paintings by Mr Arthur John Ensor in the Beaverbrook Collection of War Art at the Canadian War Museum.…
More Photos From the Past…
A few more old photos from the “box” in the closet. ________________________________
Who Am I?
Who Am I? An air force brat who spent most of his youth in Ottawa; On arrival at RMC he promptly joined the Match Rifle Team, becoming one of its top shots; Early at RMC he pursued a deep interest in music by joining the Pipes and Drums as a piper, climaxing this career by…
In This Issue 19
Le CMR Saint-Jean évacue ses élèves-officiers LATE BREAKING NEWS… Nouvelles de Saint-Jean/News from Saint-Jean – Sunday 8 May Quelle semaine! What a week it’s been! La rivière Richelieu continuait à monter et on aurait dit que la pluie ne cesserait jamais. Plus de 400 maisons furent évacuées, et les élèves officiers du collège durent être…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
Le CMR Saint-Jean évacue ses élèves-officiers Un article de Marie-Claude Leblanc Depuis maintenant plus d’une semaine, un grand nombre de régions du Québec sont touchées par des inondations résultant de la crue printanière. Situé au bord de la rivière Richelieu où plus de 2000 résidents sont affectés par les pires inondations depuis 150 ans, le…
RMC CLUB seeking New Executive Director / Le Club des Collèges militaires royaux du Canada – cherche un nouveau Directeur Exécutif
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED) THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGES CLUB OF CANADA (RMCC) The Royal Military Colleges CLUB of Canada (RMCC) is seeking to fill the position of Executive Director (ED). The main objective of the RMC Club is to establish and maintain a strong link between the Canadian Military Colleges and their alumni and…
Where are they now?
Canada has 28 officers and NCMs deployed with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Sinai, Egypt. The Canadian Contingent is part of a unique 12 nation Peacekeeping mission of military and civilians responsible for enforcing the 1979 Treaty of Peace between Egypt and Israel. The MFO mission, which began on 25 April 1985, is…
La Chasse-Galerie & 22461 Claire Bramma
“Logo courtesy of Sleeman/Unibroue” E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) interviewed 22461 Maj Claire Bramma, one of fifteen Ex-Cadets who will raise money for the Danny McLeod Athletic Endowment Fund by paddling a voyageur canoe from Ottawa to Kingston this September, 2011. You can make a pledge or donation at www.rmcclubfoundation.ca. Victoria Edwards: This will be…
Aeronautical Engineering Cadets Doing Some Pretty Impressive Stuff!
Aeronautical Engineering Class of 2011: Raising the Bar in Aerospace Design By 25004 OCdt Daniel Bortolin Monday March 28th marked the culmination of two semester’s worth of deadlines, presentations, and reports for the Aeronautical Engineering Capstone Design Project for the Class of 2011. After a luncheon at the Senior Staff Mess with special visitors from…
The Week That Was & Beyond
Click, click for better viewing The Long Road to a Great Challenge OCdt Ragetli 25360 wrote the article and with help from OCdt Langevin 26057 and OCdt Peetsma 25726 for the translation. This past Saturday saw a contingent of OCdts from the Royal Military College of Canada on a trial run for the up and…