Dr. Eva F. Gudgin Dickson receives the CSA Award of Merit
CSA STANDARDS ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF THE 2011 AWARD OF MERIT TORONTO, June 14, 2011 /CNW/ – CSA Standards, a leading standards-based solutions organization, today officially announces the recipients of the 2011 Award of Merit. The Award of Merit is an honour bestowed by CSA Standards to individuals that have demonstrated leadership in developing Canadian voluntary…
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Each year since 2007 Canada has hosted a five day Seminar on Civil-Military Relations for senior security officials from around the world. And each year the final day of the programme is spent at RMC. On Friday 13 May, this year’s 31 participants, who represented 29 countries, were welcomed by the Commandant, Commodore Truelove, who…
Follow up on the Resumption of USMA / RMC Hockey
Bonjour Bill and Rolande: Many thanks for another delightful edition of eVeritas, which showed up in my In-box this morning. You asked for photos of the RMC/West Point competition. I know that you already have the finished photo, below, which I sent to you last year [I think it was about a year ago?].…
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Shaun Francis: Canada has a proud military once again Recently, Gen. Natynczyk took me aside to tell me what a favour RMC was doing by presenting me with an honorary degree. “Finally, Shaun,” he said in his powerful voice. “You’re going to graduate from a proper service academy.” As I watched the parades and ceremonies,…
Kingston Branch – Formal Spring Dinner
Formal Spring Dinner – A Real Winner By: WJO The Senior Staff Mess was the site last Thursday, 28 April for the Kingston Branch Formal Dinner. Well over 100 people attended. A special treat was the great turnout from members of the Class of 1969 (see the photo directly below in front of the bar)…
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13766 Konrad Mech met a couple of ex-Cadets south of the Equator recently. First, a classmate, 13801 Steven Strauss, was 1st Officer on the 777 flight on AC92 from Toronto to Santiago, Chile on Sunday March 13th. Steve’s wife Lavinica was also on the flight. Steven gave Konrad a tour of the cockpit and the…
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Inaugural Sea Service Insignia Presented by Admiral Dean McFadden 11919 Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, the Commander of Maritime Command, presented the Sea Service Insignia (SSI) to eight Canadian Forces members at the inaugural ceremony held at National Defence Headquarters today. Available to all serving Canadian Forces members regardless of environment, the SSI is a visible and…
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Einstein’s still right “In a supernova explosion, the outer material from which the star is made up of is ejected with a speed of 10,000 to 50,000 km per second. But in a relativistic supernova, the ejected material is moving with speeds, which are at least 10 per cent of speed of light (30,000 km…
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
A new commemorative medal is being created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II accession to the Throne. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal will be a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country. At the same time, it…
Where are they now? Catching Up With the News
Where are they now? Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards Royal Roads University’s Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Grundy, PhD, to the position of vice-president (academic) and provost effective April 1, 2011. Grundy began his career at Royal Roads in 1988 when he was hired as a chemistry professor at…
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Congratulations to Business Administration students On Saturday 29 Jan 2011, students from the Business Administration program participated in Certified Management Accountant’s (CMA) Ontario’s University Case Competition. In RMC’s second appearance, the team came 8th out of 24 teams from across the province. Félicitation aux étudiants de la département d’administration des affaires Samedi le 29 jan…
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High hopes “You get to experience real leadership by being out in front and making hard decisions. You’re out on your own with only the supplies you brought and you rely on your military training and discipline to keep going even when things are really tough.” OCdt II Anthony Matlock This is a follow-up article…