EDITORIAL FOREWORD / AVANT-PROPOS DE LA RÉDACTION
EDITORIAL FOREWORD For the past nine years the RMC Club of Canada has provided a spirited record of life at both Royal Military College of Canada and Royal Military College Saint-Jean through e-Veritas. It is not and has never been intended to be called an official publication. It is a service provided by the RMC…
FYOP 2014 – Week One in the Books
FYOP – END OF WEEK ONE…JUST UNDER FOUR TO GO… We had the opportunity to interact with a number of the new recruits over the past week. Following are four short quotes which pretty well sums up the sentiments of the entire group at the end of week one. What These 4 Had to Say…
The Week That Was & Du CMRSJ au CMRC, une étape à la fois.
The 2014 / 15 Marathon is Underway Important Briefings from the Top! By: 26659 OCdt (III) Danielle Andela – CWIIO This week the officer cadets of the Royal Military College had the opportunity to attend several important briefings by various members of the college hierarchy such as the Commandant of RMCC, Brigadier General Meinzinger,…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News
New chancellor 7771 Jim Leech is a graduate of both Queen’s and RMC On Canada Day, former President and CEO of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), Jim Leech, assumed his three-year term as the 14th chancellor of Queen’s University. Chancellor Leech earned his undergraduate degree at the Royal Military College of Canada before obtaining…
Class Notes…
A number of Ex Cadets from a variety of classes recently were involved in one way or the other with a wedding which was held – 9 Aug – on top of the National Arts Centre, and followed by a reception under a tent in the same location. The groom was 23479 Ben Lawson (06)…
RMCC to Battle Captain
ED Note: The following article by Capt James Anderson is one of four armoured corps related articles which were all written during the Spring of 2014. They were originally scheduled to appear in the Summer edition of the Veritas magazine. Due to a large number of other submitted articles, space limitations became a problem. Consequently…
Jen Ochej & 15414 Catherine Paquet
In 1986, 15414 Catherine Paquet graduated from CMR Saint Jean, having studied Business Administration, and took the first of two postings she would have before life took some unexpected turns. Paquet’s career plans changed quite quickly when, pregnant with their second child in two years, her husband 11306 Pierre Rivard was transferred to Toronto— and…
Keeping Tabs…
xxx Current Operations Officer at 8 Wing, CFB Trenton Field Engineer Squadron Commander Decontamination Troop Commander Candidate for Councillor, City of Barrie Ward 3 Engineered Systems Manager at Capital Safety Director, Administration and Technology Services at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Conseillère indépendante chez Epicure Selections Partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP Team Leader at…
La Division du perfectionnement professionnel des militaires du rang célèbre un nouveau départ
La Division du perfectionnement professionnel des militaires du rang célèbre un nouveau départ – un article du Lieutenant de vaisseau Serge Tsoto, officier d’affaires publiques Le 21 août dernier, une cérémonie de transfert d’autorité a eu lieu au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR Saint-Jean) sous la présidence d’honneur du Major-général Éric Tremblay, Commandant de…
Sports…
Men’s and Women’s Fencing OUA – Fencing Hockey OUA- Men’s Hockey CIS – Hockey Rugby OUA – Men’s Rugby Men’s Soccer OUA – Men’s Soccer CIS – Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer OUA – Women’s Soccer CIS – Women’s Soccer Men’s Volleyball OUA – Men’s Volleyball CIS – Men’s Volleyball Women’s Volleyball OUA – Women’s Volleyball…
“Canada’s Answer”
“Canada’s Answer”, 1914 The painting above, by W.T. Topham, is part of the RMCC Art Collection. It was presented in 1919 by the Royal Naval College of Canada to thank the College for ‘housekeeping’ the Naval College as it moved west from Halifax, after the Explosion of 1917, to Victoria late in 1918. Entitled “Canada’s…