Retirements
9201 Maj David WF Widdows (CMR RMC 1972) DGME/ACME 3 retired from the regular force on 22 Nov 08 after 41 years of loyal and dedicated service to the CF and the MILE branch. Maj Widdows joined the CF on 01 September 1967 and graduated from CMR St-Jean in 1970 and Royal Military College Kingston…
Deaths | Décès
2519 Commander (Ret’d) William Pennock Chipman MID, VRD (RMC 1936) It is with sadness we announce the passing of our beloved father who died peacefully in his sleep in his 91st year, at home in Oakville, Ontario on Sunday, 25 January, 2009. Bill attended Royal Military College in Kingston where, in 1939, at the beginning…
In This Issue 05
Watch Out: West Point Weekend Just Around the Corner RMC cadets are preparing for the annual West Point Weekend which will take place February 5 – 8. West Pointers will head north and integrate the RMC Wing for a few days of cultural exchange and winter sports competitions. Commandant BGen Lawson and Director Cadets LCol…
What’s Happening At RMC
Meet the RMC Cadet Wing Top 4 With a new semester comes dramatic changes in the Cadet Wing command structure. The new leadership, under Officer Cadet Bryan McCulloch, has taken the reins after a thorough transition from Officer Cadet Jacklyn Power’s team. Under BGen Lawson’s and LCol O’Keeffe’s leadership, Cadets have seen their responsibilities expand…
414 EWS Squadron: Back in action!
xxx Re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 20, 2009) Major-General Marcel Duval, Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, presided over a ceremony today at Vintage Wings of Canada, located at the Gatineau Airport near Ottawa, to mark the re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support (EWS) Squadron. Known as 414 Combat…
Squadron Commanders: In Their Own Words
Over the next few editions it is our intent to run articles on the Squadron Commanders from Royal Military College of Canada. All of them contribute a great deal to RMC, in general and to the cadets in their Squadron, in particular. In no special order and the first four in a series: 22702 Captain…
Where are they now?
5272 Colonel (Ret`d) David T. Lightburn (RRMC RMC 1961) is a Peace Operations and Crisis Management Consultant and Senior Advisor to the Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden. He is a Life-Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres, and independent Peace Operations Consultant. He retired from the Canadian Forces (Colonel) in…
Who Am I?
Who Am I? By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) I was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England and emigrated to Canada in 1906. In 1911, I joined the Royal North West Mounted Police and served on detachment duty in the Yukon until the outbreak of World War I. During the war, I received the Victoria Cross,…
Commandant Series
II Commandant RMC: 1886 – 1888 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) Major General Donald Roderick Cameron C.M.G. was born in Scotland. He was a retired officer of the Royal Artillery who had served in India during the Chutan campaign. Donald Cameron married Emma, the daughter of Sir Charles Tupper. Cameron came to Red River with…
RMC ’69 No Host Mixed Cocktail Party
RMC ’69 No Host Mixed Cocktail Party This message is for members of the RMC ’69 class to announce a No Host Mixed Cocktail Party for 12 Feb 2009 with response requested by 06 Feb 2009 to Fletcher.Thomson@sympatico.ca Date: Thursday 12 February Time: 7:00PM – whenever Location: El Meson Restaurant, 94 Beechwood (upstairs bar/dining room)…