Sports…
25249 Rebecca Fielding – Cadet Wing Sports Public Information Officer (CWSPIO) – On Assignment #4 (W) Volleyball – Melissa McCoy Hometown: Kingston, ON Family: 1 Younger brother Degree: Psychology Trade: Air Logistics Position: Power Hitter / Middle One special memory you have from running is: Getting to know the girls on my team, they’re like…
Eye-opening opportunity for Officer Cadets
III year Civ Eng Class Attend International Workshop on Smart Materials & Structures & NDT in Aerospace Conference By 25671 OCdt (III) J-L Armstrong In the Civil engineering program, Officer Cadets study structures extensively. One important, yet briefly covered aspect of the programme is structural health monitoring. Originally, to test the condition of an existing…
Two Ex Cadets recognized with honorary doctorates
Photos by 25782 OCdt Brandon Friesen The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Peter MacKay, in his capacity as Chancellor of the Royal Military College of Canada conferred 61 undergraduate and graduate degrees during convocation on Thursday, November 17, 2011. “It’s a profound honour and a privilege to be at the Royal Military College of…
The Week that Was & More…
Senator Romeo Dallaire Visits RMCC Article and photos by Capt Cynthia Kent LGen (Ret’d) Romeo Dallaire, Senator, visited RMCC on Tuesday, November 15th. Senator Dallaire was greeted by a quarter guard before signing the book commemorating his visit to RMCC. Prior to his visit, Senator Dallaire spoke at the Military and Veterans Health Research Forum…
SPORTS Plus Reality
Remembrance Day & Rugby in Ottawa By: OCdt Nevile 26186 For Remembrance Day the rugby team sent fifty members to attend the ceremony at Beachwood Cemetery. The rugby team was the second group to march on parade under the command of the 2IC OCdt. Christopher Pratt, and once on parade was relieved by the…
RMC Christmas Concert a Smashing Success
Article and photos by 25782 OCdt Brandon Friesen On Friday, November the 18th, the RMC Band performed its annual Christmas Concert. The event had a huge turnout, filling up the Cadet Mess with RMC staff, students, and civilians eager to hear musical pieces both familiar to the season and famous in popular culture. The Band…
We Remember 11/11/11
The air was crisp and the skies were mixed with both sun and cloud for the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Memorial Arch. A large crowd gathered with the RMCC Cadet Wing to honour the sacrifice of Canada’s fallen soldiers. Following a reading of John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” by Sergeant-Major Andrew Skinner and…
2011/12 Kilimanjaro Expedition Update
2011/12 Kilimanjaro Expedition Update Written by: 25752 OCdt Christopher Lane With just six weeks left before members of the Kilimanjaro Expedition Group take off for Nairobi on 26 December, preparations continue for the climb, and fundraising efforts for the expedition’s humanitarian partner, LGen (ret’d) Romeo Dallaire’s Child Soldiers Initiative, are well underway. The expedition team…
RMC to grant honorary degrees to two outstanding individuals
The Fall Convocation at the Royal Military College of Canada will be held on Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 and will commence at 1400 hrs in Currie Hall, Currie Bldg. Details here Honorary degrees will be presented to two outstanding individuals during the ceremonies. 3814 JOHN P. (JACK) CADIEUX Note: Jack passed away 1 Oct 11.…
Sports…
This Remembrance Day the RMC Men’s Volleyball team played a match at the University of Waterloo. Prior to the match the team started the day off by watching the local legion parade in Kitchener Waterloo. The team arrived a little early, and prior to the start of the parade the local legion president Mr. James…
Physical Education Curriculum Keeping Fresh…
Physical Education Curriculum keeping fresh with the addition of two new classes As a IV year OCdt enjoying the beautiful scenery from the Commands Field, one may ask “How could this be any better”. One would also say “perhaps adding Canada’s National Sport to the RMC PE curriculum”. That’s right sport fans, this year the…
Kingston Branch Dinner Packs Them In; “D” Division I Years Get a taste of a Mess Dinner
The Annual Fall Formal Dinner had a good turnout last Wed night ( 9 Nov) of Kingston Branch members. Guest Speaker was college commandant, BGen Eric Tremblay. Also sitting at the head table was local Member of Parliament, Ted Hsu who represents Kingston and the Islands. Congratulations to the Branch executive for organizing clearly another…