Where are they now?
Outspoken retired general Rick Hillier tackling memoirs in two books S148 Richard Hillier ___________________________________________________________ 13700 John Turner (RMC ’82) has recently assumed responsibility for the position of Assistant Deputy Minister (Information Management) at the Department of National Defence on an acting basis. He was appointed Regional Deputy Commissioner, Atlantic Region, Correctional Service of Canada on…
Flashback | Rétrospective
Number IX in our series on former Military Colleges Commandants. XI Commandant – CMR By: E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ’03) 3759 Colonel (Ret’d) Charles Eugene Savard (CMR ’57) OMM, CD, ADC was born in Hull on 8 July 1933. He enrolled in 1951 as part of the first group of officer cadets accepted at CMR.…
Notices | Avis
A SPECIAL INVITATION TO OTTAWA Annual Dinner and Tour Fellow Ex Cadets, This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet up with and join friends and classmates in the Nation’s Capital for two events on the same day – Thursday 13 November, 2008. Visit the Canadian War Museum (CWM) – Open 0900 to 1700…
Who am I?
Who am I? (By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) I was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec in August 1867. I studied at Bishop’s College in Lennoxville and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). I accepted an Imperial commission in the Connaught Rangers. I served as an infantry captain in Western Africa. I saw…
Retirements
Recent & Upcoming Retirements: 10869 Captain (N) Richard Payne (CMR RMC ‘76) turned in his sea boots on 9 September 2008 after over 37 years of loyal service to HM the Queen, the CF, and the Canadian Navy. 10931 Commander Colin Darlington (RMC ’76) retired from the Regular Force after 36 years of loyal and…
Deaths | Décès
Décès du 13528 Major Luc-André Racine (CMR ’82), CD C’est avec regret que nous vous informons du décès du Maj Luc-André Racine décédé dans la nuit du 8 au 9 septembre 2008 à l’âge de 48 ans. Il s’est enrôlé le 1e juin 1978 et fit son entrainement au CMR, à Chilliwack et Gagetown jusqu’en…
Quotation / Citation
“War is an admission of the failure of politics and diplomacy, and it’s the last resort.” – Tetsuo Theodore Itani, Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
We get emails
I really enjoyed the interview with Gen. Turner. Gen. Lye was my first Commandant, but it was Gen. Turner that I remember best. Paul Specht and I were his Aide de Commandant’s in our fourth year. (partially/principally, because I didn’t like marching very much!!). He was also a big supporter of the hockey team. One…
Extra Innings
Dr. Emily Spencer is an Assistant Professor with the History Department at the University of Northern British Columbia. Dr Spencer was born in Montreal and has a BA (1998) in Psychology from Dalhousie University and an MA (2002) and PhD(2006)i n War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. Her first Book Lipstick and…
In This Issue 33
Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire and CF aircraft fly-past Central Band of the Canadian Forces and veterans on parade ______________________________________________________________ First-ever Canada Army Run! – 21 September / Ottawa The Run is styled after the U.S. Army Ten Miler and the Marine Corps Marathon – world-class events that have become military traditions, attracting hundreds of thousands…
RMC to get Bigger, Better
Expansion among future missions at RMC Posted By: IAN ELLIOT, Kingston Whig Standard Like the rest of CFB Kingston, Royal Military College hopes to expand in coming years. The new principal of the school told the quarterly Queen’s-Kingston community breakfast at Day’s Inn yesterday that he would like to see Canada’s only military university expand…
What’s Happening at RMC
Dr Antar elected to URSI Board of Directors Dr Yahia Antar, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a Canada Research Chair in Electromagnetic Engineering, was elected as Vice President of URSI at its General Assembly in Chicago, 7-16 August 2008. The International Union of Radio Science (Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale, URSI),…