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Commandant Off to China The Royal Military College of Canada Commandant, Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay, along with Officer Cadets Brittnay Brown and Richard LeBlanc and Captain Lesley Kerckhoff, will be travelling to China from 22 October until 1 November. They will attend a seminar on “The Development of Officers in the Information Age” at the PLA…
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ESQUIMALT / VICTORIA ESQUIMALT / VICTORIA AB – BC – MB – NB – NL – NS – ON – PEI – QC – SK Robertson Martin Architects of Ottawa were responsible for the re-planning and design for the recently upgraded Constantine Arena at the Royal Military College of Canada. The Constantine Arena was built…
Message from the CDS/Message du CEMD
Thursday, 6, October Message from the CDS As you may be aware, the Minister of National Defence and I have recently been the subject of intense media coverage and questions in the House of Commons regarding our use of military aircraft. Much of this coverage has featured exaggerated costs and sensational speculation that have significantly…
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Remembering 9 /11 By 22525 Maj Jodi-Jane Longley September 11 marks a major date in history. Today, 11 September 2011, saw a significant milestone here at the International Security Assistant Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan where dignitaries from all countries representable gathered together to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic day that the World…
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Friends joined Bill Turner’s family for a celebration of his 90th birthday birthday on Saturday, 17 September 2011 at the Fort Frontenac Officer’s Mess. Four generations of Turners helped to make this a very happy event. 2816 BGen WW (Bill) Turner was commandant at RMC from 1973 – 77. _____________________________________ Kimberley soldier on…
RMC Musicians represented at the Québec City International Festival of Military
Musiciens du CMRC représentés au Festival international des Musiques militaires à Québec Par : 25179 Dave Tanguay – Élof directeur de la Musique militaire Des membres de la Musique du CMRC viennent tout juste de compléter une semaine en participant à une activité de renommée internationale. Accompagnés de l’adjudant-maître Martin Huppé (Officier de musique), l’Élof David…
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Veteran coach hopes to give kids a boost Jim Hulton – Former NHL & former RMC coach – Read the entire article _____________________________ Canadian Military and Veteran Health Research Forum The second Canadian Military and Veteran Health Research Forum will be held in Kingston this November 14-16, 2011, hosted by the Royal Military College of…
STATUS OF THE ONAGAWA RELIEF FUND DRIVE
Greetings; This message and its attachments are being sent to all Associations which received the 22 April 2011 Announcement of the Relief Assistance effort for Onagawa. The background and raison d’etre for the Relief Assistance effort is explained in the attached April 22, 2011 Announcement; and the significance of Onagawa will be evident to…
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CANFORGEN 145/11 CMP 076/11 051203Z AUG 11 – HONOURS AND AWARDS We just recently became aware of a number of CDS commendations. We noticed a few Ex Cadets and former students from RMC on the list. We regret if we missed anyone. THE CDS HAS APPROVED CF AWARDS FOR THE FOLLOWING DESERVING INDIVIDUALS – CHIEF…
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Why are UN Peacekeepers so badly equipped for modern conflict? Read the article ______________________________________ Canadian military, diplomatic goals in Libya don’t match up Read the article ______________________________________ New RMC leader brings wealth of experience to historic position “This is where (we shared our) first kiss, first house, first child,” he says,…
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Video: Soldiers to climb Mount Kilimanjaro View the short video ___________________________________ Soldiers get wet during assault boat training View the short video ___________________________________ Good skeletons in her closet In 2002 she started work with Royal Military College as a research associate. She also had her eye on Habitat for Humanity. “Habitat was something…
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CF Participation at 2011 Military World Games Rio CISM Games: Posing for a photo before the opening ceremony are (L-R) Operations Centre staff member Sonia Corriveau; Logistik sponsor Karine Bibeau; Operations Centre staff member Jen Dalziel; Chief of Mission Denis Gaboury; Deputy Chief of Mission Col Frances Allen; Deputy Chief of Mission RAdm Richard Greenwood;…