100 Years of Naval Service – Dr. Richard Gimblett
Canada proudly celebrates 100 years of naval service in 2010. This lavishly illustrated commemorative volume chronicles the full century of the Canadian Navy as a proud national institution. The editor, 12173 Doctor Richard Gimblett (RMC 1979) is the command historian of the Canadian Navy and past president of the Canadian Nautical Research Society. A former…
Careers | Carrières
[English] [French] Positions Available / Postes disponibles Transportation Security and Traffic Coordinator / Coordonnateur, circulation et sécurité routière – Gatineau – minimum 5 years of experience (Ville de Gatineau) Assitant director / Directeur adjoint – St-Rémi – minimum 10 years of experience (Lécuyer et Fils) Senior Windows and Linux Server Engineer / Analyste en informatique…
Who was he?
Who was he? * He was born 1891.02.16 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. * The Hamilton neighbourhood bounded by Barton Street East (North), Main Street East (south), Wentworth Street (west) and Sherman Avenue (east) was named after his father, who was the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. * He graduated from RMC in 1911. * In…
You May Know These 24…But Do You Really Know Them?
Match up the photo with the clue: die-hard NY Mets – NY Rangers – NY Giants fan; former varsity hockey player. former EA to the commandant; Cycling and Ultra cycling enthusiast. varsity basketball & rugby player; Tommy Smart Cup winner. the glue that keeps 6 Merritt Drive operating on all cylinders. completed a MA @…
Deaths | Décès
JOHN (JACK) TRIPP – CWO (retired) MMM, CD – 02 January 1940 to 05 March 2010 Honourary RMC graduate – 1983 & 1995 Member Legion Branch #160 UBIQUE After a courageous battle with cancer, John (Jack) passed away on 05 March 2010 at the age of 70 in Picton, ON. He will be deeply missed…
IN THIS ISSUE 9
STRAIGHT FROM VANCOUVER AND THE 2010 OLYMPICS “It is a reminder to all of us that in this wonderful country of ours anything is possible if you dream big and are prepared to put in the work to achieve great things.” Thanks for your best wishes to the boys prior to the Olympic Final. Quite…
Varsity Athletes – Recognized by OUA
OUA EAST MEN’S HOCKEY – Jeff Oke only the 2nd RMC player to be nominated in the 19 year history of the the Randy Gregg Award. Ryan Latinovich was the OUA nominee in 1997, making Jeff the second nominee from RMC (pretty lofty company, indeed) By: WJO Fourth-year captain Jeffrey Oke (Grand Bend, Ont.) of…
Professor Clearly Knows His Wine
Photo credit: Dr U Berkok Wines of the county ready for sipping By LUBOMYR LUCIUK Article first appered in the Kingston Whig Standard – This is an account about aging, appreciating. Many know me as a Kingston boy, born and raised, who went away to acquire learning and then, happily, came home. Here I intend…
Did You Know: The Size of Navy Bay 90 Years Ago?
Did you know? Researched by: E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) During the Great Depression of the 1930s, an unemployment relief camp on Barriefield lower common was set up under the command of the RMC Commandant. Public works projects at the Royal Military College in Kingston relied on the labour of the ‘Royal Twenty Centers’ supplied…
Public Works @ RMC During the Great Depression of the 1930s
1. Relief project new garage at RMC May 1934 2. Relief project Stone Cutters at RMC Mar 1934 3. Relief project shovelling snow at the RMC Memorial Arch Jan 1936 4. Relief project excavation for south wing dormitory at RMC May 1936 5. Relief project Cornerstone of new mess building at RMC April 1934 6. Relief project building…
Where are they now?
2Lt a “utility wrench” for ALLC A/SLt 24498 Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) Second Lieutenant Parker Horton (RMC 2009) began his time in the military as a cook in the Navy, but he decided to join the Officer Corps in 2005. So he left West-Point, Prince Edward Island, where he was born and raised, to move…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Québec Chapter Hosts CMR/Fort Saint-Jean (FSJ) Chapter at Annual Supper by 9889 Robert Benn / M0472 Barbara Maisonneuve Samedi, 30 janvier était la journée quand une groupe d’anciens, avec leurs épouses, accompaniée par le Commandant du CMR St-Jean et son adjutant, Capt Levesque et aussi, une dizaine d`éleves-officiers, ont voyagé à Quebec. C’était un voyage…