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…
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McGill hockey team receives million-dollar birthday gift A million mercis for the Molsons READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE _________________________________ Cadets mark end of First Year Orientation Program WATCH THE SHORT VIDEO _________________________________ Ottawa helps fund upgrade for Cornwallis conference centre READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE _________________________________ WEEKENDER: Snowbird 6: How Denis Bandet got his wings READ THE…
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Plenty of history in RMC, North Bay rivalry READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ______________________________ At the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ont., Richard Bathurst is a mover and a shaker. Literally. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ______________________________ Bureaucrats slam ‘double standard’ in awarding military medals READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ________________________________________ Veterans Affairs to give…
RMC Club NS Branch Hosts Christmas Function
On Tuesday, 28 December 2010, a number of NS Branch members got together to host a Christmas reception for RMC/RMCSJ cadets home on leave and ROTP applicants, their siblings and parents at the Halifax Armoury. The building dates back to the 1800s. Present were two RMC cadets, CWC Jeremy Whalen, from Lawrence town, and Brennen…
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U of M becomes “Top Gun” in Air Force training The U of M was not the only university in the running, as the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont. was also bidding for the degree program, explained George Maclean, head of the political studies department at the U of M. “The [U of M…