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(Click on photo for nice view) Christmas Ski Touring In the dark days of last November, 2nd year cadets 25434 Jean – Christophe Ouellet (photo) and 25194 Alex Kisielius decided they should do some skiing and snow boarding and see western Canada for the first time. When Alex got injured, J-C decided to do the…
Deaths | Décès
Longtime Professor of Chemistry at RMC: Dennis Diaper. B.SC., M.A., D.PHIL. (OXON), FCIC, FRSC DENNIS GEORGE MAYHEW DIAPER Peacefully, after a brief illness, on 4 January 2010, in Portsmouth, England, aged 84. Born in Portsmouth on 16 July 1925, Dennis was educated at Northern Secondary School and went up to Oxford in 1943, entering Oriel…
In This Issue 2 – 2010
URGENT – ATTENTION ALL OLD BRIGADERS FINAL CALL FOR OLD BRIGADE ADJUTANT NOMINATIONS/APPLICATIONS There were calls for nominations/applications for a successor to the current Old Brigade Adjutant in the Fall/Winter 2009 issue of VERITAS (published in early December 2009) and in the 07 December 2009 issue of eVERITAS. 3918 Al Roberts will step down from…
What’s Happening At RMCC – Catching Up With the News!
Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear (CBRN) Respiratory Fit-Testing Program The Royal Military College of Canada is the project lead on the Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear (CBRN) Respiratory Fit-Testing Program Development. Serious deficiencies in respiratory protection programs (RPPs) for specific application to CBRN response would prevent an individual responder from obtaining adequate protection on the scene of…
Where are they now?
11415 Michael (Mike or “MJ”) Smith (RMC 1977) is an ex-naval officer who has been an avid collector of Canadiana for most of his life. His current passion is collecting, researching and writing about Canadian antique postcards, especially those with patriotic or military themes. In January 2003 Mike authored and published The Canadian Patriotic Postcard…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Sudbury, Ont., woman hopes to reach South Pole on solo trek by Jan. 14 Ex cadet adventurer Meagan McGrath hopes to complete her solo trek to the South Pole by the middle of the month. 21678 Meagan McGrath (RMC 2000) Source _________________________________________________________ Stop stomping on the flag Source 5105 J. L. Granatstein (CMR RMC 1961)…
You May Know These 24…But Do You Really Know Them?
Match up the photo with the clue: A former University of British Columbia PG student; Competed at 2009 CF Triathlon National Championship; Called Panet House home from 1992 – 95; Served a nine month tour in the Golan Heights; Expert on European battlefields tours; Has a list of all outdoor monuments at RMC; Organizes the…
Varsity Back In Action & (W) VB Achieve East Coast Success
Follow your favourite team by clicking on the link in the table below: 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…
RMCC BoG Profiles – First In A Series
Commencing with this edition we are including profiles of the members of the Royal Military College of Canada Board of Governors. We have selected the profiles randomly. RMCC Reference S137 Brigadier-General (Retired) W. Donald Macnamara is the Honorary Colonel of the Canadian Forces College and Chair of the Royal Military College of Canada Board of…
RMCSJ BoG Profiles – First In A Series
Commencing with this edition we are including profiles of the members of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean Board of Governors. We have selected the profiles randomly. RMCSJ Reference 4377 Lieutenant-General (ret.) Richard J. Evraire, CMM, CD (CMR 1959) est Président du conseil des gouverneurs du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean. Né à Ottawa en 1938,…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
Le Lieutenant-colonel Chevarie quitte le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean * un article du Capt Eric Le Marec Le 12 janvier 2010, le Lieutenant-colonel Marcel Chevarie quittera le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, où il a occupé le poste de commandant-adjoint depuis sa réouverture en 2008, pour devenir le Cmdt du 2ième groupe de patrouille…
RRMC Memories
Derek Davis, 11877 (RRMC 1974-76, RMC 1976-78) This interview was conducted by Royal Roads University staff person, Karen Inkster, and is part of the Royal Roads Oral History Project, a university initiative to preserve the military history of Royal Roads. Please contact Karen at karen.inkster@royalroads.ca if you would like to contribute photos or stories to…