Bruce Poulin is running in Rideau-Rockliffe Ward (Ottawa)
(Click on photo for better viewing) 14344 Mr. Bruce Poulin (RMC 1992) is running for municipal council in Rideau-Rockliffe Ward after more than 22 years in the military, and another 10 years as an entrepreneur and a member of The Royal Canadian Legion. Born to a working class family in Eastview, Bruce Poulin grew up…
Ex Cadet wife about military life
Two Canadian military wives about military life and how they cope with constant relocation. MUCHMOR CANADA MAGAZINE When we talk about relocating to a new property, new town or even a new province or country, no one knows the process better than the military. Many of us probably don’t realize that the families of our…
Two Naval Colleges in Canada? Setting the Royal Roads record straight
Two Naval Colleges in Canada? Yes, there were! Let me tell you about them…. By: RCNC #247 R.A.F. Montgomery 1. Royal Naval College of Canada (RNCC) – 1911 to 1922 In 1911 LCdr. E.A. Nixon, Royal Navy (RN), aided by a staff of 12, established RNCC in the dockyard at Halifax. Captain (N) E.H. Martin,…
Entrance Exams for RMC – 1915 & Edwin Tappan Adney – former RMC staffer 1916-19
1131 BGen (Ret’d) 1131 Brigadier Percy Arthur Stanley Todd, CBE, DSO, ED, CD (1898-1996) (RMC 1915) attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa from 1913-15. He was one of 200 men who undertook a seven-day, highly competitive examination competing for the 53 available positions at the Royal Military College in the year following the outbreak of…
Deaths | Décès
4877 Dennis Burningham (RRMC RMC 1960) I received the sad news this evening from Dennis’ wife Gulnya, that Dennis passed away today (31 July) in London, England. He had been fighting cancer for at least the past year and had been hospitalized since the middle of June. Please pass the word to those who knew…
DRAFT CONSTITUTIONAL AMEMDMENT – OLD BRIGADE
The Club’s Executive Committee and General Council, at their meetings on 21 May last, approved a proposed amendment to Section 14.0 Old Brigade of the RMC Club’s Constitution. In particular, the proposed new new Section 14.3 is important and worthy of attention from all members of the Club for the reasons given in the preamble…
You May Know These 24…But Do You Really Know Them?
– served on the faculty of the Royal Military College and the Australian Army Command and Staff College. In 1988, he joined Treasury Board Staff in the BCMinistry of Finance. He was called upon to lead change initiatives as a Vice President in Workers’ Compensation, an Assistant Deputy Minister, Superintendent of Motor Vehicles and CEO…
In This Issue 29
_________________________________________ xxx Photo by 24887 Dan Fleming Wall of Honour Wins Construction Award RMC’s Wall of Honour, inaugurated at Reunion Weekend, 2009, has just won the “project of the Year” award from among more than 100 entries in the annual competition of North American construction rock supplier, Eldorado Stone. The Pennsylvania-based company will feature extensive…
Brent Fisher: In Conversation With Commodore Truelove
24712 Brent Fisher (RMCC 2010) is a volunteer and regular contributor to e-Veritas. In addition to his high quality e-V contributions, Brent helps out in a number of other important areas within the RMC Club of Canada. Most notably, he assists with our quarterly club membership renewal drives, and completes other special assignments that have…
DR. YVAN GAGNON ATTENDS PRESTIGIOUS OXFORD ROUND TABLE
RMCC Represented at Oxford Round Table on Social Justice By: 24712 Brent Fisher (RMC 2010) For the first time in recent history, an ex-cadet was in attendance at the Oxford Round Table on Social Justice. Between the dates of 11 – 16 July, 6715 Yvan Gagnon (CMR RMCC 1965) sat amongst a select group of…
Susan J. Chambers, Fulbright Scholar – Completes Harvard University’s J.F.K. School of Government
16946 Susan J. Chambers (RRMC RMC 1988) has returned to Canada on completion of her Master of Public Administration degree as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in Boston. Previously serving with Public Works and Government Services Canada in Vancouver, she has joined the Privy Council Office. Susan’s recent…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News
Defence Minister Peter MacKay last week announced a number of Canadian Forces (CF) senior promotions and appointments for Regular Force senior officers. The following have a military college connection: xxxxxxxxxxxx (Left to Right) 12966 Maj.-Gen. J.M.M. Hainse (CMR 1982) will be appointed Chief of Programme at NDHQ 14378 Brig.-Gen. D.W. Thompson (CMR RMC 1984) will…