Ex-Cadets & More in the News
Executives, soldiers to ski to North Pole for veterans cause Executives, soldiers to ski to North Pole for veterans cause – Group will set off from Resolute Bay, Nunavut, to raise funds for military veterans suffering from the mental illness 7771 Jim Leech (retired CEO of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan) is among the group…
RMCC Lose a Warrior
Major WJ (Danny) McLeod By: WJO Royal Military College of Canada lost a great warrior when – The Major WJ (Danny) McLeod passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 14 Jan 2014. Rolande and I lost a dear friend. Major McLeod arrived in 1960 and became the first Director of Athletics at the…
Class Notes
“Ex-Cadet Serves as Defence Fellow – Effective Academic-Military Co-Operation.” Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 15703 Commander Ian Wood (RMCC, ’86) recently began his duties as the Defence Fellow to Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies (CFPS). The Royal Canadian Navy has had a seconded Defence Fellow at Dalhousie for over 15 years and for…
Keeping Tabs…
… is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University, where he / she won the Faculty Award for Exceptional Interdisciplinary Endeavors in Scholarly Research. She / He holds a Beng & MASc from Royal Military College of Canada and a PhD, Dalhousie University. … work focuses on the policies,…
The Week That Was…
On Tuesday 14 Jan 14, BGen Meinzinger accompanied by College Chief Warrant Officer, Keith Davidson paid a special visit to the College Orderly Room, not for the purpose of conducting personal business, but to surprise Cpl Renee Gauthier, an RMS Clerk employed in the Claims section at the COR. With her colleagues looking on, BGen…
Training for the “M”
Weekly PMT – Professional Military Training Wednesday 15 January 2014 1st Year Class: This week during PMT, the first years learned rifle drill and then had a brief with the Director of Cadets, LCol Patrick Lemyre, for an hour. During the drill practice, the first years learned commands such as present arms, salute with a…
Sports…
Alumni game – next sat 25 Jan. We still have room for more. In particular, one more Ex cadet goalie is required. Note: Cut-off date to “sign up” for old-timers buds – is end of business – this Tuesday 21 Jan. We are currently sorting out: timings; dressing room allotments; admission / security requirements with…
West Point Memories…
10950 Dave Hall entered RMC in 1972 (RETP). He played five seasons for the Redmen and his coaches were Tom Walton and Roy Weatherbee. His teammates included: Jim Wishloff and Less Falloon, earlier – Dickie Mohns, CC Ouimet, Henry Van Keulen , Gordie Brown, Wayne Russell, and goalie: “Radar” Keith Wilson. When Dave was asked,…
Hockey players past & present remember…The Major
I entered RMC in 1967 and graduated in 1971. During those four years, I had the pleasure and challenge of playing senior varsity hockey for the “Maj,” Danny McLeod. He approached me during the warm-up skate at the first practice in the fall of 1967 and asked me where I had come from and where…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
Officer Cadet Alex Brousseau is giving blood during the Hema Quebec blood donation clinic at RMC St-Jean on January 13. Not only the officer cadets but the local community were encouraged to give the gift of life by donating blood to those in need. PHOTO CDREDIT: Officer Cadet Ho The Gift of Life – An…
3069 W.A. McColl’s Diary – III Year – 62 Years Ago
21 Jan 52 Right after classes today I went to bed and slept right through until 2207 when Morrison woke me up. I was S.D.C. and had to take roll call at 2210. It was a rush but I did it on time. 22 Jan 52 Today I got a dandy big fruit cake from…
Deaths | Décès
H25197 Major (Retired) William John “Danny” McLeod MC, CD, DMSc (Hon.) Veteran of WWII, with the South Alberta Regiment, And post war, with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta on 5 November 1921 To the Late John Samuel and Rowena McLeod Died peacefully at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital…