CMC Athletic Dep’t – Faces & Voices from the past: Ken Harvey, Roy Kemp, Wally Travis

“My greatest memory was beating Queens at home and at Queens as the new head coach of the basketball team! I really enjoyed the fast pace that the Royal Military College provided.” Ken Harvey e-veritas: At which military college did you serve? Ken Harvey: I served at Royal Military College in Kingston as Athletic Administration…

Oral interviews of Military Colleges alumni

x e-veritas has been given permission to publish excerpts of 5105 Doctor J. L. Granatstein’s (CMR RMC 1961) interviews (1991-1993) for “The Generals: the Canadian Army’s Senior Commanders in the Second World War”. 5105 Doctor J.L. Granatstein fonds are at the National Defence HQ Directorate of History and Heritage. x x ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2297 Major General…

Who Am I?

Who am I? By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) My father co-founded St. Marys Cement in St Marys Ontario in 1912. During the depression, my father rehabilitated an old garbage dump using workers from the St. Marys Cement Company. The park in downtown St. Marys just a block south of the Town Hall on Church…

Commandant Series: VAdm Rayner & MGen Kitson

III Commandant RRMC: 1948 – 1949 Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) Vice Admiral Herbert (Herbie) Sharples Rayner, D.S.C. and bar, C.D., was the third Commandant of Royal Roads from 1948-9. Herbert Rayner was born on 16 January 1911, at Clinton, Ontario. He joined the navy as a Paymaster Cadet in 1928 and was…

Dîner Régimentaire Annuel du CMR Saint-Jean & Toronto Branch Dinner

QUOI: DÃŽNER RÉGIMENTAIRE ANNUEL DU CMR SAINT-JEAN WHAT: RMC SAINT-JEAN ANNUAL MESS DINNER OÙ: Pavillon Dextraze, CMR Saint-Jean WHERE: Dextraze building, RMC Saint-Jean QUAND: Jeudi le 30 avril 2009. 18h00 pour 19h00 WHEN: Thursday, April 30th 2009. 1800 hrs for 1900 hrs INVITÉ D’HONNEUR: 12320 Général Natynczyk W.J., CMM, CSM, CD. Chef d’état major de…

Notices | Avis

Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Webinar The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) was established in August 2006 within Public Works and Government Services Canada. The mandate of the OSME is: to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as they navigate the procurement system; to advocate within the procurement system on their behalf.…

Deaths | Décès

11954 Wayne George Mark RIDGEWAY RIDGEWAY Wayne George Mark April 9, 1956 – March 13, 2009 Whatever we are to each other, that we will always be I am only out of your sight, not out of your heart. Wayne, best friend and soul mate to Sharlene, proud and loving father to Mark and Kristen,…

In This Issue 13

Past Tuesday  – March 17th – RMC cadets painted the town…green!  Sporting a new picket fence, many cadets had commented that the Commandant’s House just didn’t look the same without the traditional “white pickets”.  Maybe white paint wasn’t available?  Or maybe some cadets just had a wee bit o’ the Irish in ’em for St.…

6 out of 5,351 ain’t bad!

National Astronaut Recruitment Campaign-Six Ex cadets make short list! Each of the Top 16 candidates in the National Astronaut Recruitment Campaign demonstrates a well-rounded mix of academic, athletic and professional achievement, as well as a passion for the Canadian Space Program. The candidates represent a diverse array of backgrounds and qualifications, from military training to…

What’s Happening At RMC

RMC Politics Cadets’ Trip to Parliament Hill Article by Professor Christian Leuprecht “This annual trip provides an excellent opportunity for cadets to interact with policymakers and grasp the machinery of government from the inside. What cadets find especially useful is a new awareness and appreciation for where the Canadian Forces fits within the GoC in…

Deux élofs du CMR Saint-Jean visitent la 1re DAC

Deux élèves-officiers du CMR Saint-Jean visitent la 1re DAC à Winnipeg Article écrit par capitaine Andréane Vidal, commandant escadron Tracy, Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean Deux élèves-officiers du Collège militaire royale de Saint-Jean (CMR Saint-Jean) ont eu l’opportunité d’assister au Yellow Ribbon Gala and Birchall Leadership Dinner qui a eu lieu le 21 février dernier.…

Ex-Cadets in the News

Space really is final frontier 13738 Chris Hadfield (RRMC RMC ’82) Out with old, in with the new 20591 Luc Girouard (CMR RMC ’97) Canadian UN diplomat’s actions rebuked 8816 Marius Grinius (RMC ’71) Can we save Kandahar? 14378 Brigadier-General Denis Thompson (CMR RMC ’84)

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