Notices | Avis
Recruits eager to expand Army Run By Bruce Deachman, The Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA – With the lactic acid embers of Ottawa Race Weekend still glowing in thousands of quads throughout the region, organizers of the Canada Army Run say they hope to double the number of runners in this year’s 5-kilometre and half-marathon races when…
Deaths | Décès
RRA23 Brig. Gen. (ret’d) Patrick F. Maxwell (RRMC 1947) 1928-2009 In hospital on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 with his wife by his side. Loving husband, best friend, soulmate, and mentor to Barbara Ann (nee Meagher). Lovingly remembered by Barbara Ann’s siblings and spouses and their children; Phyllis and Fred Belaire, Gerry Meagher and Wanda Lehman,…
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The Homecoming Committee has been busy planning an exciting reunion weekend, and we look forward to seeing you at Royal Roads from September 11 – 13, 2009. Weekend Registration The Homecoming 2009 online registration form is up and running and can be found on our Homecoming web pages at www.royalroads.ca/homecoming. Those who prefer to register…
Oral Interviews of Military Colleges Alumni
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. Other work from 5105 Doctor J.L. Granatstein…
In This Issue 26
Director of Cadets, LCol Tony O’Keeffe, is competing in the 2009 edition of the Race Across America in support of the Soldier On program. The race started last Wednesday, June 17th. Click on the photo for DCdts’ up-to-date progress. Le directeur des élève-officiers, LCol Tony O’Keeffe, participe à l’Édition 2009 de la Course pan-américaine afin…
FLOAT-2 – opening new possibilities for aviation safety and security.
RMC student experiment monitors air traffic from near-space An experiment developed by a student team at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) observed aircraft transponder signals from the upper atmosphere last week, delivering scientific results which are the first of their kind and opening new possibilities for aviation safety and security. The near-space mission,…
ALOY Grad – A New Chapter in the History of RMC
ALOY Graduation Parade Last Wednesday, The Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year program celebrated the graduation of 9 of their 22 original students. Commandant BGen Lawson and Elder Bernard Nelson presided over the ceremony. Out of the 9 graduates, one is following a military career as a RETP cadet along with two others who are coming back…
Standards Officer Posted Away From RMC, Again
By M0917 Dean Fleet – 19319 Captain Dax Chambers (RMC 1994) Although born near Chicoutimi, QC, since his father was in the Air Force, and therefore moved across the country a fair amount, Captain Chambers considers himself to be from Kingston, as he spent many years in the Belleville/Trenton area. Before coming to RMC in…
Could It Happen Here?…
The Afghan illegal immigrant hid in the stairwell next to a toilet on a coach carrying NCOs and officers from Germany to the elite military at Sandhurst Afghan immigrant smuggles himself into Britain… on a coach full of Sandhurst Army officers By Caroline Grant An Afghan illegal immigrant managed to sneak into Sandhurst military academy…
Weighing in on Navy / Change of Guard at Panet House
Weighing in on Navy By 24340 Marsalie Mackenzie (Marsalie graduated as part of the class of 2009 with a Honours English degree. She is a MARS Officer and is presently at RMC doing post-grad work. This is her third and what we hope will be a number of e-Veritas articles sharing her USNA exchange experiences.)…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Congratulations to… 19395 Mark Prefontaine, BA, MA, CFP, CFA (RMC 1994) has been appointed Deputy Superintendent of Pensions in Alberta. Mark leads a team of pension analysts overseeing 750 private sector pension plans registered in Alberta. He has been with Alberta Finance and Enterprise for just over six years. He graduated from RMC in 1994…
Where are they now?
We have contacted numerous ex-cadets from the fifties through to the new millennium and plan to feature them in the coming months to give readers a chance to catch up with names and faces from each of the respective CMCs. by M0917 Dean Fleet – 11403 John Pronovost (RMC 1978) After graduation, classmate 11790 Rodger…