Royal Roads Ex-Cadet Heritage Initiatives: Of Kye & the Hall Porter
Of Kye and the Hall Porter By: Karen Inkster Thanks to those who responded to my request for information last week. As always, I learned a lot and had a few laughs. Here’s what I found out… KYE – What was it? How was it made? What are its origins? Was it served at the…
Who Am I?
Who am I? By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) I was born in Halifax on June 23, 1911. My father, a physician and member of the militia, died when I was five years old. I remember the Halifax Explosion of 1917. My mother and I were blown off our feet at a distance of three…
Commandant Series: 1137 D.R. Agnew / MGen J.R. Oliver
XX Commandant RMC: 1947 – 1954 Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) 1137 Brigadier Donald Robert Agnew C.B.E., C.D. (RMC 1915) was the 20th Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canda from 1947-54. Brigadier Donald Robert Agnew was born in Toronto on 25 Oct. 1897 to Major John Agnew and Elizabeth Daisy Edith…
Notices | Avis
Dreams Do Come True! Rum Point- Lunenburg, NS A Tranquil Oceanfront Community Tranquil and serene best describes Rum Point in Nova Scotia, Canada. Nestled in a mature natural setting near the historic town of Lunenburg, the lots feature outstanding views and a private connection to nature. Oceanfront property like this is a rare find. Oceanfront…
Retirements | Retraites
12545 BGen Camil Giguère GOL (RMC 1980) will be retiring on 4 May 2009 after having served 34 yrs with the CF. He enrolled with the CF in 1975 and graduated with an Engineering and Management degree from RMC, Kingston in 1980. He served in different appointments as an EME Offr at B Maint in…
Deaths | Décès
S135 Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Henri Tellier S135 Henri Tellier died peacefully, on March 12, 2009, in Ottawa, at age 90. Beloved husband of Virginia Ann Tellier (née Wright), father of Pierre, Michèle, Suzanne, John, and Nicole. Former Lieutenant General of the Canadian Armed Forces, CM, DSO, CD and honorary PhD, Royal Military College, Kingston. LGen Tellier…
In This Issue 12
This link takes you to a video showing the most extreme precision drumming while marching you probably will ever see. It is from Switzerland . It is difficult to imagine how these guys remember all the intricate actions and keep going without being exhausted. Some of the routines on the last half of the film…
Soldier On program; OCdts off to Air Combat Zone; TKD Champ
1st Annual RMC 24 Hour Bike-a-thon for Soldier On a Great Success By: 24825 Cooper Sinclair (III) The night of Friday the 27th of Feb 2009 music, cheering and encouragement could be heard resonating throughout RMC’s New Gym. This was the location of the first ever RMC charity bike-a-thon, a 24 hour standing spinbike race…
Cadets Impressive at NATO & UN Model Events
RMC Model NATO Wins Silver at American National Conference By: Model NATO Team Members As represented by RMC, Poland was a veritable superpower at the 24th National Model NATO Conference in Washington D.C., February 19th – 22nd. The Model NATO Conference is designed to provide university students with a venue to understand the purpose, organization,…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Boeing’s top gun on display 15463 Ricardo Traven (CMR RMC 1986) By Andrew Doyle How did you become interested in aviation? I was born in Canada and my father was a private pilot. He owned a Cessna 185 so I was introduced to flying. I learned of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets organisation and joined…
Where are they now?
Dr. Richard Bathurst has been awarded the the highest prize for a technical paper in Civil Engineering in Canada. The Sir Casimir Gzowski Medal is awarded by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering and is Canada’s oldest engineering award (established1890). He was given the award because of his outstanding paper, “Calibration concepts for load and…
One of the first 32: 14510 LCol Sue Wigg
Vignettes describing the Military College experiences and post-College careers of the first classes of women are sketches for a book-in-progress, by 15566 Major Helga Grodzinski, which will tell the story of pioneering women of RMC. A brief survey of the political and social background of the decision to allow women into RMC and the early…