Births / Naissances
19987 Scott Treadwell (RRMC RMC ’95) and wife Danna Treadwell are overjoyed to announce the birth of their daughter Etain Aisling Treadwell. Born at 0727 hrs on 28 Oct 2008 at home in Calgary. Mom and daughter are doing fine, Dad can’t stop smiling and Kailan and Kolby are in love with their new little…
Retirements
11338 Major Bruce Barteaux, EME After proudly serving in the Regular Canadian Forces for 35 years, Major Barteaux retired on 11 Aug 08, to return the next day in a Class B Reserve position as Project Manager of Clothe the Soldier, a testament to his love of serving in the uniform of the Canadian Army.…
Deaths | Décès
Woman fought for soldiers exposed to chemical OBITUARY – W2805 Gloria Sellar Posted By IAN ELLIOT, WHIG-STANDARD STAFF WRITER Gloria Sellar, a campaigner who fought tirelessly to get compensation for Canadian soldiers exposed to Agent Orange after her own husband died of a rare cancer linked to it, kept her own illness quiet. Last Thursday,…
Hatley Park
Hatley Park is a 228.84 hectare estate situated on the edge of Esquimalt Lagoon, with Hatley Castle, a Tudor Revival-style manor house, as the centrepiece of an evolved Edwardian landscape that is comprised of four zones: the gardens, the recreation spaces, agricultural lands and forest. More Grant Block is situated on sloping landscaped lawns adjacent…
We get e-mails
I was sorry to hear about Karen’s death. It’s sad to hear about any loss of life but when you can put a face to the name it makes you think about your own mortality and whether you have done enough to leave a positive mark on the world…..something which Karen certainly did. The idea…
We Will Remember – Nous n’oublierons pas
Banner by Gerry Locklin A Look At Our Fallen In Afghanistan Since 2002, 97 Canadian soldiers have died on their country’s mission to Afghanistan. Here are brief sketches of each: ___ Sgt. Prescott (Scott) Shipway, 36, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Man.) Killed: Sept. 7, 2008, by a roadside bomb in…
Chief Of The Defence Staff Remembrance Day Message
Chief Of The Defence Staff Remembrance Day Message 12320 General Walter Natynczyk CMM, MSC, CD (RRMC CMR ’79) Etched in our memories are the sacrifices and selfless deeds of those who have nobly served Canada before us. I am truly honoured to mark this Remembrance Day as your Chief of the Defence Staff. This year…
What’s Happening At RMC
Polar Bears sighted off RMC? A Polar Bear Swim in support of United Way was held last friday Nov 7, at 12:30 between the eastern shore of Navy Bay and the RMC Jetty. While the water temperature hovered somewhere near 45 Farenheit, this was not enough to deter the brave swimmers participating in this fantastic…
Ex-Cadets in the News
5337 Mr Bob A Carr (CMR RMC ’63) is president of the Hamilton branch of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada. Art Gallery of Hamilton director Louise Dompierre presented Hamilton residents Bob and Maggie Carr with the Ontario Association of Art Galleries OAAG’s 2008 Partner Award recognizing their lead gift of $500,000 to the…
Where are they now?
18095 Dr Sylvain Charlebois (CMR 1992) is associate professor of marketing and assistant dean of research at the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Regina, where he teaches strategic and international marketing at the graduate level. Mr. Charlebois was named 2008 professor of the year there, and in 2006 Maclean’s magazine recognized him…
Meet the New President of the RMC Club of Canada Foundation
7076 John P. Van Haastrecht (RRMC RMC 1966) is the current president of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada Club Foundation. In 1969, after service as a naval pilot with 880 Squadron in Shearwater, John entered civilian life by finding employment with A E Lepage in Toronto in the field of Real Estate management.…
Commandant Series
LB Pearson and D.A.R. Bradshaw XXI Commandant of RMC (Researched by 3161 Victoria Edwards) 2140 Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Douglas (Doug) A.R. Bradshaw (RMC 1934), DFC, CD, studied at the Royal Military College in Kingston from 1930-1934. Wing Commander D.A.R. Bradshaw served as Commanding Officer of the 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron from March 1942-April 1943.…