3 Ex cadets among those honoured in latest Order of Canada list
The Order of Canada is one of Canada’s highest civilian honours. It was established in 1967, Canada’s centennial year, to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Three Ex Cadets were among 86 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced June 30, 2014. COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA…
RRMC Grad. Takes Over DCdt Duties At RMCC
DCdt Baton Has Been Passed By: WJO The 1,000 or so Royal Military College of Canada gentlemen and lady cadets will have a new leader when they return for the 2014/15 school year later in the summer. Last Friday, 4 July, Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Lemyre relinquished command as the Director of Cadets to Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Popov.…
Claude Scilley in Conversation: 4328 Rev. Chris Carr
Fifty years later, Rev. Chris Carr looks out his window at the grounds of RMC By CLAUDE SCILLEY If you played football against McMaster University in the 1950s, likely your most enduring memory is of the Marauders’ quarterback, a fellow who went on to a Hall of Fame professional career named Russ Jackson. Chris Carr…
OLD BRIGADE DINNER
OLD BRIGADE DINNER 27 SEP 2014 I have been advised of some confusion regarding the Old Brigade Dinner on Saturday, 27 September 2014. This may have arisen partly as a result of the introduction of a new Club Web site, and partly because information has been posted in several places, and not all of…
Ex-Cadets In the News
Very happy to be in Canada – Chris Hadfield super video *** Another Canadian Tops USAF Test Pilot Course – 21794 Maj Jameel Janjua “The Canadians who have won this award are all graduates of Royal Military College,” he said. “And this is just a sliver of the RMC grads who have gone on to…
Kingston Branch Nabs High-Profile Keynote Speaker: 14596 MGen Dean Milner
Proud Dad! – MGen (ret) Clive Milner (left), Ted Davie and guest speaker MGen Dean Milner. A large number of members were privileged to hear about Canada’s commitment to the war in Afghanistan from the final commander, MGen Dean Milner. MGen Milner was responsible for leading the last contingent of Canadian Forces home from that…
“The power of e-VERITAS as a communication vehicle is awesome!”
Greetings, Bill, and many thanks for sending along the very kind message from Jean Blackmore. I certainly remember the Blackmore family very well as my sister used to take me along to the Blackmore family home when they visited. I was the “baby” in the family, nine years younger than my brother Ken who was…
Restoring history – Generous donations funded the Rose Garden wall restoration project.
Restoring history… Generous donations funded the Rose Garden wall restoration project. The Rose Garden at Royal Roads University is beautiful by design. Part of the original Dunsmuir Estate, the garden was designed by landscape architects Brett and Hall in 1913. Concentric circles form the base for the beds, with near countless blooms arranged by…
Keeping Tabs…
Family Medicine Resident at the University of Ottawa Teacher at Ottawa Catholic School Board Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineer Project Designer EIT at Gamsby and Mannerow Ltd. Exchange Officer at the Advanced Materials Technology Branch Commander Naval Military Police Group at Department of National Defence Owner at Grapnel Security Solutions Jr Equity Analyst (Student position)…
RMCC Recreation Open House
RMCC Recreation Open House As part of the ‘CAF June is Recreation Month’, the RMCC Recreation Clubs hosted an open house on Thursday June 26th at the RMC Boathouse to give staff and students a chance to try a variety of aquatic activities that our clubs offer. With a great turn-out for the afternoon, participants…
Battle of the Atlantic Place
Battle of the Atlantic Place Halifax, NS — The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest and most decisive campaign of the Second World War and a defining period for Canada. In 2011, the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust launched the Battle of the Atlantic Place Project to create an innovative experiential centre to celebrate and…