Notices | Avis
A few weeks after launching the Military Families Fund in 2007, then Chief of Defence Staff S148 General Rick Hillier spoke at the annual Rev. John Weir Foote Memorial Military Luncheon at the Albany Club in Toronto. At this luncheon, organized by 19894 Erin O’Toole (RMC 1995), General Hillier levelled a challenge to the corporate…
Deaths | Décès
4808 WALSH, Robert Geoffrey (RMC 1960) On Monday, October 6th, 2009, Geoff passed away suddenly at home in his 70th year after a 16 month battle with leukemia which he fought with the same determination, dignity, and humour in which he led his life. Geoff was predeceased by his parents Lt. General Geoffrey Walsh and…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2009
Where Did Cadets Play Tennis in 1914? a. In the area where the Massey Library is located; b. In the area where the Senior Staff Mess is located; c. The Inner Field in front of the Old Gym; or d. The Inner Field near Fort Haldimand & Yeo Hall. Photo answer at the bottom of…
Cadet Squadron Leader With a Vision
CSL With a Vision By 25275 OCdt Julia Anderson 24501 OCdt Tyson Babcock is the Cadet Squadron Leader of 13 (Jolliet) Squadron at RMC, which includes “Good” flight, the first year flight who placed 5th on this years obstacle course. His squadron is currently sitting in second place for the Commandant’s Cup. Prior to being…
RMC – Canadian Space Summit 2009.
15185 Commodore William Truelove (RRMC 1985), RMC Commandant (Far Right), and Principal, Dr. Joel Sokolsky (Far Left), accepted the first official invitation to attend the Canadian Space Summit 2009. The Summit will host several hundred professionals and space enthusiasts at the RMC Campus in Kingston on November 20-22, 2009. The goal of the Summit is…
Fin de semaine des élèves-officiers du Collège militaire royal à Farnham
Par l’Élève-officier 25583 Mathieu Falardeau C’est avec un grand enthousiasme qu’environ 180 élèves-officiers du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR Saint-Jean) ont passé la fin de semaine du 3 et 4 octobre à la base d’entraînement de Farnham pour participer à un entraînement d’initiation à la campagne. À chaque année, cette compétition amicale entre les…
BIG DINNERS COMING UP IN BOTH TORONTO & CALGARY
A few weeks after launching the Military Families Fund in 2007, then Chief of Defence Staff S148 General Rick Hillier spoke at the annual Rev. John Weir Foote Memorial Military Luncheon at the Albany Club in Toronto. At this luncheon, organized by 19894 Erin O’Toole (RMC 1995), General Hillier levelled a challenge to the corporate…
Leadership skills honed at RMC
By 24498 A/SLt Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) The Deputy Commander of Force Generation did not get to where he is today by pretending he has all the answers. 14245 Brigadier General Rich Foster (CMR RMC 1984) graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and learned many lessons in discipline and time management. Balancing extra-curricular activities…
Judge Matheson Honoured At CFB (K)
Photo: By Brad Lowe Ceremony Honoured Judge Matheson By 24498 A/SLt Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) H17417 Judge John Ross Matheson, OC, CD, has accomplished many great things in his 87 years, and for that, Kingston has honoured him by renaming the Garrison’s Hwy 15 gate after him. His contributions to Canadian culture include founding the…
Ex Cadets, Professors, and Staff in the News
Halifax resident Willard Boyle shares 2009 Nobel Prize for physics He invented a new world “Boyle then spent one year at Canada’s Radiation Lab and two years teaching physics at the Royal Military College of Canada.” For more information on Dr. Boyle, go here. x x x x ________________________________________________________________________________ Golden Hawk helps history take flight…
Where Are They Now?
We have contacted numerous ex-cadets from the fifties through to the new millennium and plan to feature them in the coming months to give readers a chance to catch up with names and faces from each of the respective CMCs. If you would like to contribute to this column, please feel free to email me…
Three Ex Cadets Return in Black & White Jerseys & Varsity Updates
Three sharp looking soccer officials have one other thing in common – they are Ex cadets. Photo (L-R) 11909 Mark Labrecque (Class of 1978), 20769 Joel Kam (Class of 1997), 12239 Lutz Sukstorf (Class of 1979) During the 2009 Reunion weekend, the RMC (W) Soccer team played a match against Ryerson University. The game was officiated…