Back home after 79 years
A Visit to the Commandant’s House From left to right: Mrs. Anne Ginn, Ms. Suzanne Hamilton, BGen Tom Lawson, Mr. Peter Ginn and Miss Evelyn Constantine After an absence almost 80 years, two former residents of the Commandant’s House recently paid a short visit to BGen. Lawson. No. 621 Brigadier C.F. Constantine, DSO, served as…
Meet RMC Varsity Manager Guy Dubé
Guy Dube is widely recognized as one of the top varsity sports administrators in Ontario University Athletics (OUA). The popular and soft spoken native of Sudbury, ON is now in his eighth season at RMC, he took time recently to talk with Bill Oliver, e-Veritas Editor about his job and the college sports program. e-Veritas:…
Catching Up With the News
Colonel shares his war stories … tells cadets about his experiences in Afghanistan Posted By IAN ELLIOT, WHIG-STANDARD MILITARY REPORTER The man who commanded Canada’s battlegroup in Afghanistan in 2006 told today’s crop of Royal Military College cadets that if they expect to be effective commanders on today’s battlefield, they better expect to be shot…
Where are they now?
11034 Lieutenant-Colonel (ret’d) Brent Anderson (RRMC RMC 1976) has worked for EnCana since February 2006. He joined the air force in 1972, and also spent four years at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria and Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont. earning a degree in Engineering. He retired in 2006 as a fighter and test…
Commandant Series: 3572 Frank Norman
3572 MGen (Ret’d) Frank Norman XXXI Commandant RMC: 1982 – 1985 3573 Francis John Norman entered Canadian Services College Royal Roads in 1952. He was Commandant at RMC 1982-85 with the rank of BGen. The highly popular varsity football program had just been cancelled prior to his arrival. Lady Cadets were entering III Year for…
Going Over the Wall
It’s 1954 and a RMC cadet says he’s “going over the wall”. What does he mean? a) Hanging out with a cadet’s ex, even as friends. b) Cadets climbed out residence windows and over the wall around the military college to go see their dates (e.g. at Queen’s). c) For a cadet agility test, cadets…
Royal Roads Ex-Cadet Heritage Initiatives: Nigel Greenwood
12286 Commodore Nigel S. Greenwood, OMM, CD (RRMC 1975-79) Cmdre Greenwood entered Royal Roads Military College in 1975 and was among the first class to complete the entire four year degree here. His current appointment is Commander, Canadian Fleet Pacific. Effective March 13th he will be promoted to Rear-Admiral and will be going to Ottawa…
Flashback: Focus on RRMC
The Mainguy Report REPORT on certain “Incidents” which occurred on board H.M.C. Ships ATHABASKAN, CRESCENT and MAGNIFICENT and on other matters concerning THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY In October 1949, the Mainguy Commission, chaired by Rear-Admiral E. Rollo Mainguy, R.C.N., Flag Officer Atlantic Coast, reported on controversial matters concerning the Royal Canadian Navy. OFFICERS’ TRAINING AND…
Reunion Weekend Information
REUNION WEEKEND 2009 FIN DE SEMAINE DE RÉUNION 2009 Click HERE to keep up to date on Reunion Weekend 2009 Cliquez ICI pour plus d’info à propos de la Fin de Semaine de Réunion 2009 (Site en construction: non-disponible) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Royal Roads Class Reunions 2009 Royal Roads Homecoming 2009 will be held on the weekend…
Deaths | Décès
2613 James Judson William (RMC 1937) September 11, 1919 – January 23, 2009 James Judson William passed away peacefully, on Friday, January 23, 2009, in his 90th year, surrounded by loving family. A graduate of RMC, Jim served in the Second World War in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, retiring as a Major in…
Notices | Avis
The Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies is soliciting papers for its 2009 annual conference to be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Ottawa from 29-31 October 2009. Scholars, graduate students, serving and retired intelligence personnel, military police, and government analysts, and independent researchers are invited to submit proposals for papers and/or panels which…
Careers | Carrières
Job Posting: Summer Biomedical Research Assistant Project Description: Functional analysis of a novel group of anti-apoptotic genes Qualifications: The candidate must be eligible and willing to apply for a summer NSERC scholarship through the RMC. This means that the student must be currently enrolled in a BSc in a biological/biomedical department and must be returning…