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…
Hamilton Branch Season Greeting and Holiday Event
Greetings fellow RMC Cadets and Alumni Once again, the Hamilton Branch RMC Alumni Association will be holding an annual meet and greet at HMCS STAR in Hamilton on December 21st. The event will include an informal reception starting at 1830 until 2100. The purpose of the evening is to connect current serving local cadets with…
Joyeux Noël De nous tous du Chapitre Québec
À nous tous qui partageons une amitié indéfectible et indélébile, forgée au fil d’années d’engagement total et d’abnégation. Que Noël soit joyeux. Qu’il soit rempli de chaleur et de camaraderie. Qu’il soit synonyme de rires, d’amour et de la joie intemporelle de la camaraderie. Alors que nous nous réunissons dans un esprit de fraternité, réfléchissons…
Happy Holidays from the Atlantic Branch
The Atlantic Branch extends heartiest greetings of this festive season and invites all alumni and current cadets at the Colleges to join us at our Holiday Reception in Halifax on Thursday December 28th.
RMC Vancouver Branch Gun Range Night
Article submitted by: 13766 Konrad Mech, RRMC RMC Class of 1982 The Vancouver Branch held a Gun Range Night at DVC Ventures Indoor Range in Port Coquitlam. We had 11 shooters attend, including two guests who had never shot before – Neil Clegg’s son Jeremy and Harris Sugimoto’s daughter Janis. Jeff Poste scored the targets,…
Branch / Chapitre News and Events
Anciens Chapitre Québec: Lunch des Anciens – conjoint(e) bienvenu(e) 8 novembre 2023 Citadelle de Québec – Mess des Officiers Rencontre au Bar: 11h30 Repas à la Salle à manger: 12h15 Tenue d’hiver: veston obligatoire, cravate optionnelle. Réservation: [email protected] Toronto Branch Wednesday 8 November 2023 Toronto Branch Fall Social Event This event will take place at…
RCNC 225 George Currie Donates $250,000 to Royal Roads University
Original post from RRU – https://www.royalroads.ca/news/ex-cadet-donates-250k-help-students RCNC225 George Currie is a graduate of the Royal Canadian Naval College Class of 1947 Many RRU graduates affirm that the university’s tagline, Life.Changing, aptly describes their academic experience. But long before that slogan was chosen — indeed, almost 40 years before the university existed — that phrase rang true…
RMC Alumni Association Ottawa Branch Golf Tournament Report
Our sincere thanks for making this annual fundraising tournament an outstanding success. We were blessed with fabulous weather and excellent support from the Greensmere Golf Club team. We had a record crowd of over 175 in attendance including a full field (plus) of 168 golfers. Notably, 151 of these 175+ attendees were alumni of our military colleges. Together with our guests and corporate sponsor participants we had a most enjoyable day of golf, comradery, and significant amusement.
H5276 Digger MacDougall, CD, receives the Sovereign Medal for Volunteers
On June 7th, 2023, the Ottawa Branch held its monthly luncheon at the Ottawa Army Officers Mess. They used this opportunity to have 4377 LGEN retired Richard Evraire make presentation of the Sovereign Medal for Volunteers to H5276 Digger MacDougall (immediate Past President of the Ottawa Branch). Digger received word from the Awards Unit of…