Deaths | Décès
Above photo by Liam Norris RCNC205 James Gordon Thompson December 18,1926 – May 13, 2021 The Thompson family is deeply saddened to announce that James (Jim) died peacefully at Parkwood Institute on May 13, 2021 at the age of 94. He will be dearly missed by Beverly (Smith) his wife of 71 years; his five…
In This Issue 11 / Dans ce numéro 11
The RMC Club Member’s Portal site is currently inaccessible due to technical issues. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you. Le site du portail des membres du Club des CMR est actuellement inaccessible en raison de problèmes techniques. Nous nous excusons pour tout inconvénient. Merci. Happy Birthday RMC! / Joyeux anniversaire CMR! RMC celebrated its…
Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité
60 years ago last week, on June 2 1961, the Class of 1961 marched off the RMC Parade Square for the last time. / Il y a 60 ans, la semaine dernière, le 2 juin 1961, la promotion de 1961 sortait pour la dernière fois du terrain de parade du RMC. Thanks to 5045 Ralph…
Statement from the Commandant of RMC on the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. / Déclaration du commandant du CMR sur la découverte des corps de 215 enfants autochtones sur le site d’un ancien pensionnat à Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique
(La version française suit) (Wednesday, June 2, 2021) Members of RMC team, The discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. is tragic and impacts each and every one of us differently. My thoughts are with the numerous Indigenous naval and officer cadets that…
RMC Saint-Jean officially recognized as an educational institution at the university level / Le CMR Saint-Jean reconnu officiellement comme établissement d’enseignement de niveau universitaire
Courtesy of RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs / Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean Statut universitaire-University Status Mot du BGen Pilon, commandant et de James Groen, directeur des études//Message from Bgen Pilon, Commandant and James Groen, Academic Director Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Aujourd’hui, le 3 juin, est un moment historique pour le Collège…
eVeritas Will Be Taking A Break This Summer / eVeritas fera une pause cet été
Please note that as Anna-Michelle Shewfelt will not be available from the end of June until August 2021, there will be no regular eVeritas published during that time. The 21 June edition of eVeritas will be the last edition until our regular publication schedule resumes in August. For urgent eVeritas business after 25 June 2021,…
Don’t Forget to Renew Your RMC Club Membership! / N’oubliez pas de renouveler votre adhésion au Club des CMR!
Those members whose RMC Club membership expires over the summer should be receiving a renewal notice in the mail in the next few weeks. If you’ve never had a Club membership, or it’s been years since yours expired (or you just can’t wait to renew!) then check out the Membership Terms & Conditions and Payment…
Find all the Graduation content you missed right here! / Retrouvez tout le contenu de Graduation que vous avez manqué ici !
Check out the links below for everything you might have missed from Year End at RMC and RMC Saint-Jean! Consultez les liens ci-dessous pour tout ce que vous avez peut-être manqué de la fin d’année au CMR et au CMR Saint-Jean! RMC Marks 120th Convocation, Commissioning Ceremonies in Accordance with COVID Restrictions / Le CMR…
Golden Oldies / Photos d’antan
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The Class of ’79 Remembers: Bats and Irish Pennants
With thanks to 12289 Richard Groves and the Class of ’79Â I was pleased to have been chosen to serve as a recruit term Section Commander in Six Squadron, with Ritchie Smendziuk as Flight Leader and Steve McPherson and Marc Fraser as the other two Section Commanders. I had become acquainted with the other three…
We Get Emails – Royal Roads Football in the 1950’s
The following is from 3299 Keith McKey: Leafing through my old Royal Roads “LOG” I came across the report on our football team. With pandemic lock down in full swing I passed several happy minutes trying to match all the names with all the faces. Brought back many pleasant memories. It was a good year!…
RMC Marks Indigenous Awareness Week / Le CMR célèbre la Semaine de sensibilisation aux Autochtones
(Tuesday, May 25, 2021) This is Indigenous Awareness Week, which provides an opportunity for RMC and the Defence Team to celebrate the Indigenous peoples of Canada, past and present. We can gain the most from this time by renewing our engagement with Indigenous cultures and traditions through seeking out experiences that allow us to listen,…