Little Rest for Professors on Sabbatical
Little Rest for Professors on Sabbatical By: 24712 Brent Fisher This article is the first in a series on RMC professors who are currently on sabbatical leave, a period that allows a scholar the opportunity to initiate or complete research without the distractions of daily teaching or administrative responsibilities. Many professors take advantage of this…
Women Emerging in Military Sport / Les Femmes découvrent leur rôle dans le monde du sport militaire
Women Emerging in Military Sport Ex cadet & cadet travel to South Africa to take part in CISM Commission By 22461 Major Claire Bramma, Class of 2002 From 24-28 October, the South African Defence Force (SADF) hosted the 2nd Women in CISM Commission (WICC) event near Durban. The first WICC event was held in Kingston…
Victoria Edwards and RMC Band History
E3161 Victoria Edwards interviewed several ex-cadets and distilled their account of the early band at the Royal Military College. e-veritas: What instrument(s) did you play? 3506 Ron Capern (RMC 1955): I became a tenor drummer in the 1955 RMC pipe band (having discovered I had no talent for playing even the chanter, much less the…
AGMs – Lunches – Dinners – Big part of the Reunion Weekend
Our e-Veritas photographer, 24487 Dan Fleming, seemed to be everywhere over the 2010 Reunion Weekend. Well not everywhere but he did show up at quite a few places. Following are some of the memories in short slide-shows that Dan was able capture: Friday Lunch sponsored by the Foundation for the Club, Foundation staffs at the…
Chapels continue to be very popular
Did you know? By: E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) St-Raphael Roman Catholic chapel and Saint Martin Protestant chapels continue to be very popular with weekly attendance of Officer cadets, personnel as well as their families at Sunday worship slightly higher than in past years. The Catholic and Protestant…
Otter Squadron – The keepers of the UTPNCM program history
Otter Squadron The keepers of the UTPNCM program history By LCol Marc Drolet M0058 CMR UTPM Class of ’81 with contribution from Ocdt Bellerose CSL Otter Squadron and the members of Otter Squadron Introduction September 2010 represents a special milestone for Otter Squadron at the Royal Military College (RMC-C) of Canada. 33 new candidates are…
VICTORIA EDWARDS IN CONVERSATION: DORTHY HECTOR & JOANNE GERVAIS
E3161 Victoria Edwards interviewed 14444Â Dorothy Hector (RMC 1984) about the painting she commissioned titled “Memories of RMC” for the Class of 84. Victoria also caught up with Joanne Gervais, a visual artist specializing in portraiture, sports, landscapes & cityscapes in and around Kingston. e-veritas: How did the `Memories of RMC` commission come about? Dorothy…
Victoria Edwards: Researching the memorial stained glass windows at the Royal Military College
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) has been researching the memorial stained glass windows at the Royal Military College. A stained glass window in the Saint Raphael’s Catholic chapel on the third floor of Yeo Hall at the Royal Military College of Canada was donated by Mrs. Oliver Tiffany Macklem in memory of her husband no.…
Victoria Edwards and paintings of the Commandant’s residence
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) has been doing a series on the paintings of the Commandant’s residence in the private collections of the former Commandants for e-veritas, the alumni journal of the Royal Military Colleges of Canada. She connected with 4459 Commodore (Ret’d) Edward Murray OMM, CD, (RMC 1959), who served as the Commandant of…
Victoria Edwards: In conversation with – Wendy Trethewey
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) contacted Wendy Trethewey B.F.A., a working professional artist in Ottawa, who was commissioned to execute several works at the Royal Military College. Her uncle 2184 Rear Admiral Desmond W. Piers (RMC 1930) served as RMC Commandant 1957-60. She lived with her family in Ridout Row when her husband Major John…
Royal Roads University Reunion & RCN’s 100th Anniversary Ship’s Decanter
xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Ship’s Decanter Commemorates 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy Porcelain Decanter Showcases Canada’s Rich Naval History Tortola, British Virgin Islands – PUSSER’S WEST INDIES has unveiled a one-liter porcelain ship’s decanter commemorating the Royal Canadian Navy’s 100th Anniversary. Less than 6,000 of these exceptionally beautiful decanters have been commissioned. The Canadian Naval…
Afghanistan: Should we stay or should we go?
Afghanistan: Should we stay or should we go? Reprinted from the Summer 2010 edition of Veritas magazine Introduction by S150 Peter Dawe, RMC Club Executive Director 3528 Paul Manson wrote a superb opinion piece in the Spring 2010 issue of Veritas that spoke to the need for Canada to honour her promises and therefore stay…