Who’s Who?
Match up the photo with the clue: Resided in Panet Houe at one time during his CF career; His dad was a former RMC commandant; Dropped off a large wooden crate containing a horde of RMC and First World War souvenirs to the RMC Museum; Former OHL Kingston Canadians hockey player; Montreal area lawyer; Coach…
Who’s Who? Do You Really Know These 24?
We have posted 24 photos, many of the faces are familiar with most of our readers. Others not so familiar. Top: Tom Lawson; Daniel Gosselin; Ross Harbottle; Pierre Rivard; 2nd row: Paul Manson; Nicholas Bouchard; Max Bernier-Brideau; Marie-Anne Erki; 3rd row: Konrad Mech; Keith Hancharuk; Kay Plant; Joseph Day; 4th row: John Van Haastrecht; John…
E-mails still bouncing
HELP US OUT…IF YOU CAN Following every edition of e-Veritas notice that we send out, we have a bunch of e-mails – return to sender. Usually this is because the individual has changed his / her e-mail address and or because of local “filters, firewalls and the like”. Please take a minute, if, you recognize…
TOURNOI DE GOLF AU PROFIT DE LA FONDATION DES ANCIENS DU C.M.R
TOURNOI DE GOLF AU PROFIT DE LA FONDATION DES ANCIENS DU C.M.R. Il nous fait plaisir de vous convier à notre dix-neuvième tournoi de golf bénéfice qui se tiendra le jeudi 4 juin 2009 au Club de golf St-Jean (320 Jacques-Cartier sud – la présente vous invite à venir profiter d’une belle journée de golf…
We get emails
As a member of the Class who entered RMC in 1954, I would like to mention two members who entered that year and became lawyers. Their biographies may be found in the book of our class written by General Howie Wheatley when we entered the Old Brigade in 2004. No. 4150 Nigel Frawley left RMC…
The Mystery of College Numbers
Editor’s Note: Following the announcement that G3841 Commodore Josée Kurtz will be the next Commandant of RMC, eVeritas has received a number of questions regarding what the “G” prefix of a College number signifies. With that in mind, we are re-running this article by 5611 Gerry Stowe. Originally published in April 2009, it’s an excellent…
Gotcha!
Gotcha! All in good fun… The RMC Parade Square is not to become a year round parking lot but our “breaking news” got many talking. We received close to 200 e-mails during the first 24 hours. They were pretty well evenly split three ways. 1/3 realized it was a joke; 1/3 were not sure; and…
Class of ’65 Teaching Excellence Award
This year the Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award was awarded to Major Alain Gosselin and Dr. Jane Boulden. Dr. Boulden’s lecture “The Challenge of Global Terrorism” is included below. Major Gosselin’s lecture is still to come and will be featured in an upcoming e-Veritas edition. 6475 Mike Houghton, 6630 Peter Glynn, Jane Boulden, 6588…
Careers & 2009 Spring Edition Veritas Preview
[English] [French] Positions Available / Postes disponibles Here is a list of job opportunities provided by our partners from RHR with the working area and the experience required. To see the complete details of the jobs, you should be registered on www.RMC-Careers.com. Voici une liste des possibilités d’emploi fournis par nos partenaires de RHR avec…
Back home after 79 years
A Visit to the Commandant’s House From left to right: Mrs. Anne Ginn, Ms. Suzanne Hamilton, BGen Tom Lawson, Mr. Peter Ginn and Miss Evelyn Constantine After an absence almost 80 years, two former residents of the Commandant’s House recently paid a short visit to BGen. Lawson. No. 621 Brigadier C.F. Constantine, DSO, served as…
HMCS Algonquin Badge & RMC Connection
HMS Algonquin’s name had been Valentine before she was turned over to the Canadians, and HMS Valentine’s ship badge would be easy to visualize. HMCS Algonquin was not as simple. I went to the library to learn about the tribe for whom we were named. Algonquins lived in Ontario and Quebec, and the name in…
Request from National Archives about RMC Class Books
Please support our partners! Veuillez appuyer nos partenaires ___________________________________ From: NormKaneSherman@cs.com To: sparling@sympatico.ca Cc: NormKaneSherman@cs.com ; tom.smyth@lac-bac.gc.ca Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 9:43 PM Subject: Request from National Archives about RMC Class Books 12 January 2009 To: Tim Sparling, Vice-President, Ottawa Branch of RMC Club of Canada From: Norm Sherman, Book Project Leader, RMC Class…