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YOU MAY NOW KISS THE CUP Groom 24063 David Thebault (Class of 2008) and his bride 24204 Beth Crosier pose for a picture with the Stanley Cup on their wedding day at the Stirling and District Recreation Centre during Kraft Hockeyville on September 14, 2013. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) ________________ ADM(Mat)…
Ottawa Branch & Class Notes
The Ottawa Branch of the RMC Club welcomed nine new members of the Old Brigade at a luncheon held on Wed 10 Sep 2013. 5276 Digger MacDougall, Branch President, 3429 Gordon Smith, Branch Adjudant and 4377 Richard Evraire presented OB ties to those entering the Old Brigade this year. General Evraire was also warmly congratulated…
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RCMI Announces Colonel Peter Hunter Award for Graduate Student research paper in defence and security studies. For fifteen years, the Conference of Defence Associations, of which Royal Canadian Military Institute (RCMI) is an associate member, has organized a Graduate Student Symposium at RMC in Kingston every October. For the past two years, RCMI has dedicated…
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3155 Donald (Dusty) Miller (Class of 1953) and his wife Joan recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. The festivities took place at Montebello, Quebec. Assisting them in this celebration were their four sons, John, Donald, Brian and Philip together with their wives Joy, Susan, Doris and Gerry. It was a grand occasion in a grand setting.…
5045 Ralph Awrey, Celebrating His 75th in Style
All a board! From August 6 to 8, 2013, five ex-cadets from the the Class of 1961 met at the Train Station Inn in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, for a mini-reunion. The attached photo shows the “lads” and spouses in front of the dining car. 5023 Dean Smith, 5045 Ralph Awrey, 5046 Mike Black, 5061 Dent…
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the FADED GENES…A group of over-the-hill rockers… Rock ‘n Roll Band – The Faded Genes, played for the Branch 101 Canadian Legion’s Canada Day BBQ. Band Leader – 7278 Peter Fosbery – (Class of ’67) Guitars/one harmonica/vocals/occ. keyboards About the Band A group of over-the-hill rockers who play for fun for parties, Bar Mitzvahs/50+ Birthdays…
Sports…
Kerry MacLean hired as Women’s Volleyball Head Coach The Royal Military College of Canada is excited to announce the hiring of Kerry MacLean as head coach of its women’s volleyball team. MacLean comes to RMC with a wealth of experience, having coached at both the Club and Provincial levels over the past thirty years. He…
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After serving at the pleasure of Her Majesty, serving Queen and Country, 12630 Achim von Wiedner is retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces having served 37 years. He and Ann will be moving to Chilliwack, BC in Aug. Prior to their departure further West, a Depart With Dignity function will be held in his honour,…
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Space Science grad – Class of 2011 looking for career opportunities 25057 Nalae Yang, ex-cadet from the class 2011 is looking to kick-start her civilian career. Nalae released from military a couple of months ago, after an unsuccessful attempt to switch to Aerospace engineering (AERE) from Maritime Surface and Subsurface(MARS). The change was not possible…
3155 Don (“Dusty”) Miller & Class of ’53 Remember 3132 “Dutch” Holland
Following is an editorial from the North Bay Golden Nugget of 19 Aug 54. It is entitled: “The Big jets Keep Flying.” “The thunder of jet engines over North Bay continues unabated, though tragedy stalked the skies Tuesday and sent two fine young fliers plunging to their death. Evidence points clearly to the fact that…
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14016 Colonel Rick Fawcett, RRMC/RMC 83, Depart with Dignity Ceremony In the photo left to right: Mike Poliquin, Dave Wu, Stu Beare, Heather and Rick Fawcett, Frank Norman, Kevin Bryski, Reid McBride, Jeff Barr, Darren Rich, Bryan Bailey. Photo Credit: 20041 Corey Crosby Rick Fawcett was honoured on the occasion of his retirement from the…
Class of ’64 grad donates 4,000 rare and unusual volumes to the F.F. Library
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Tuesday, 11 June 2013, a ceremony was held in the Fort Frontenac Library which honoured 6137 Wyn van der Shee (Class of 1964). Specifically, the ceremony formally recognized Wyn’s exceptionally generous donation of his personal collection of approximately 4,000 rare and unusual volumes to the Fort Frontenac Library in Kingston, Ontario. While…