Catching Up With the News

New Location, New Briefing for New Year Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt The Kingston Branch of the RMC Club of Canada started the new year off with a new location for their monthly luncheon, and, appropriately, with a briefing on the goals and the future of the RMC Expedition Club. With the College…

RMC Cut – LARGER CLASSROOMS. CKWS video Injured RCAF officer (Tony O’Keeffe) makes stunning comeback in Ultraman Championship Few report sex assaults at military academies Let Women Fight Don Macnamara & Hugh Segal: We need F-35s because Canada is worth defending Service personnel could be hit by ‘bedroom tax’ Marines to undergo random Breathalyzer tests…

Monthly Luncheon Relocates for Informative Lecture Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt This past Monday saw members of the Kingston Branch of the RMC Club of Canada meet on a different day and in a different venue, then they usually have. With the College Senior Staff Mess closed down for renovations, the members met…

Commandant Pinch-Hits for MND in Currie Hall On Friday, Nov 16, 75 individuals walked across the stage in Currie Hall to receive their PhDs, Masters, and Batchelors Degrees. BGen Eric Tremblay, College Commandant, presided over the ceremony in his role as Vice Chancellor of the College (Chancellor Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defense, was unable…

8475 Rem Westland Shares High & Lows of Being an ex-Cadet in Politics Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt It may have been a smaller crowd than usual at the recent monthly luncheon of the Kingston Branch of the RMC Club, but you wouldn’t have known it from the energy. Members of the club…

Record Crowd for Last Kingston Branch Luncheon of the Summer Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt More than thirty members of the Kingston Branch of the RMC Club met in the Senior Staff Mess for the last Branch luncheon of the summer. With next month’s luncheon heralding a return to winter dress, the Branch…

Hiking the Rockies is No Walk in the Park Article by 25647 Paul Lystiuk   Last week on July 9th, a group of ex-Cadets, led by 5675 Dennis Apedaile, climbed Mount Yamnuska.  The group consisted of Charlotte Apedaile, wife of Dennis, and their son 25276 Benjamin Apedaile along with 25427 Jennifer Stanton, 25397 Jhordan Dorrington, 25187 Abby Edminson…

BGen Tremblay Explains Budget Impact Article by 13766 Konrad Mech The RMC Club of Canada Vancouver Branch was pleased to host the Commandant of RMCC, BGen Eric Tremblay, and the DAth Darren Cates, at the Vancouver Club with the generous sponsorship of Weatherhaven Canada Resources Ltd. on Tuesday July 3rd. Despite a delayed flight due…

New Officer Cadets Receive Warm Welcome into the C. F. By: WJO Twenty-five young women and men from Kingston and Eastern Ontario became the newest Officer Cadets in the Canadian Forces during a Regular Officer Training Program Enrollment Ceremony at the Senior Staff Mess, Royal Military College of Canada, July 5th. Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay, the…