Branch Highlights
The Atlantic Branch held their monthly luncheon on 4 October. The Vancouver Island Branch held their monthly luncheon on 3 October. John McManus and Steve Nichol presented a brief history of the Martin Mars Water Bomber and the details behind its move to the British Columbia Aviation Museum (BCAM). There will be no luncheon in…
Le Chapitre Québec de l’Association des Ancien(e)s des Collèges militaires royaux du Canada (Association) a tenu son BBQ annuel le 8 août au Cercle da la Garnison à Québec
The President of the Quebec Branch, Mr. Denis Faubert, took the opportunity to explain the three vectors of action of the Branch: social gatherings, the Quebec PSP programme for secondary school students and, more recently, under the leadership of the Fort St-Jean Branch, the professional development programme for officer cadets. The last two activities are also linked to the CMC Resilience Plus programme. Mr. Marc Grondin and Mr. André Giguère gave some details about the Quebec PSP programme and thanked all the partners.
Ottawa Branch 5 July 2024 Golf Tournament Report
Our sincere thanks for once again making this annual fundraising tournament an outstanding success. We were blessed with fabulous weather and excellent support from the Greensmere Golf Club team. A special thanks to Gerry Bower, a Greensmere member, who volunteered his time and equipment to produce the spectacular group drone photo.
We had another outstanding turnout of over 170 including a full field (plus) of 160 golfers. Notably, 144 of these 170+ attendees were alumni of our military colleges. They represented 30 classes with the senior class present (1959) being represented by H4377 Rick Evraire and the junior class (2013) by 25915 Liam Ryan. Together, our alumni, guests and corporate sponsor participants had a most enjoyable day of golf, comradery, and significant amusement.
Abbotsford Airshow pleased to offer complimentary Walk-in General Admission to active & retired military members of Canada
Submitted by the Vancouver Branch: To all the members of the RMC Club Vancouver Branch – both serving military and ex-military. Thank you for your service. The Abbotsford Airshow (Aug 9, 10 & 11 2024) is pleased to offer complimentary Walk-in General Admission to active & retired military members of Canada and her Allies this year.…
RMC Toronto Branch AGM and Dinner
On Friday 26 April the RMC Toronto Branch held their AGM and Annual Dinner which included a special presentation and generous donation to the Resilience Plus Program. Here is a snippet of Dr. Loba Cherif’s Speech: On behalf of the Resilience Plus program team, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the warm welcome extended to…
RMC Alumni Association Ottawa Branch 2024 Golf Tournament – Friday 5 July 2024
The 2023 edition of the RMC Alumni Association – Ottawa Branch golf tournament was an outstanding success. Thanks to all participants & sponsors some $25,000.00 was made available to fund, through the RMC Alumni Association, “Opportunities to Support Excellence” at our military colleges. “Supporting Excellence” is focused on training and leadership activities, as well as…
RMC Alumni Association Ottawa Branch 2024 Golf Tournament Save the Date Greensmere Golf Club Friday, 5 July 2024
The 2023 edition of the RMC Alumni Association – Ottawa Branch golf tournament was an outstanding success. Thanks to all participants & sponsors some $25,000.00 was made available to fund, through the RMC Alumni Association, “Opportunities to Support Excellence” at our military colleges. “Supporting Excellence” is focused on training and leadership activities, as well as…
Greetings to alumni of Canada’s Royal Military Colleges in Calgary and Edmonton
Greetings to alumni of Canada’s Royal Military Colleges in Calgary and Edmonton. I’m Hugh “Zeus” Wilzewski, Chair of the RMC Alumni Association’s Alumni Engagement Committee. Our role is to foster a greater level of participation and involvement by ex-cadets in the life and work of the Alumni Association. In addition to dedicated graduating Class Secretaries,…
Energy vs Experience/Les plus jeunes l’emportent … encore …
Article by : Pierre-Paul Béland, #16179 A First in 49 years of existence, le Tournoi de Ballon sur glace des Anciennes et Anciens du CMR St-Jean was not held in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, but rather at RMC Kingston, the weekend of the 2nd to the 4th of February 2024. Unfortunately, the rink in the Vanier Pavilion at…
Prints Selected for King Charles III Birthday Gift – Our VIECC Member-at-Large 25281 Dana Batho, RMC 2011
With permission of Black Press Media Our Member-at-Large, 25281 Dana Batho was honoured by the Prince’s Trust Canada in selecting one of her posters of local flora for inclusion in a gift basket for King Charles III on the occasion of his birthday. The news article is reprinted with permission below the links. Here’s the…
Ottawa Branch Annual Christmas Lunch Well Attended in 2023
Shared from Ottawa Branch Facebook Page (15884 Joel Primeau CMR RMC 1987) Excellente participation au “gros” déjeuner annuel de Noël au Mess des officiers de l’armée de terre. Conversations amusantes! Des fous rires! Des retrouvailles de vieux amis! Un très bon repas! Un nombre inattendu de convives: plus de 120 anciens! Mille mercis au personnel…