Interview: Victoria Edwards & RMC Drum Major, WO Eugene Heather
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) interviewed the RMC Drum Major, WO Eugene Heather, who was posted to RMC in March 2010. E-veritas: How did you become a Drum Major? Any highlights? WO Eugene Heather: I joined the Canadian Forces as an infantry soldier. I joined the Pipes and Drums (P&Ds) of the 2nd Battalion the…
Pipe Major WO Daniel Smith Wrapping Up His 2nd Tour at RMC
E3161 Victoria Edwards interviewed the RMC Pipe Major, WO Daniel Smith. e-veritas: How did you become a piper? WO Daniel Smith: My dad performed with the Brass and Reed band of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) in Montreal. I performed with a band of the 588 Canadair Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron. I actually…
25th anniversary of SLOWPOKE-2 Nuclear Reactor
REACTOR ANNIVERSARY: KINGSTON’S ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IS CELEBRATING AN ANNIVERSARY. IT’S NOW 25 YEARS AND COUNTING FOR THE “SLOWPOKE – 2”. CKWS Video 25th anniversary of SLOWPOKE-2 nuclear reactor Acting Sub-Lieutenant Noelani Shore What started out as a hole in the ground 34 years ago has now thrived into a successful and useful nuclear reactor:…
RMC Band Going Strong Under Great Leadership
1: RMC Combined bands marching on during the Badging parade in Oct 2009. The photo shows Drum Majors Ocdt B Bolling and Ocdt M Flynn 2: Ncdt Harper on trombone. Ncdt Harper is the Colour Party commander for 2010-11. The band will miss him. 3: RCNC280 Mr. Don Currie (RRMC 1946), trumpet, is the oldest…
An Aboriginal Celebration of Dance and Drum
Photos by: Officer Cadet Allison Robinson Last Thursday, 10 June the RMC grounds near Ridout Row – Home of the Canadian Defence Academy and the Birchall Pavillion were the site of a very interesting and colourful celebration. The festivities started at noon under dark clouds and a few light showers. However, the weather cooperated and…
Mechanical Engineering Alumni – The Cordite Foundation
Did you know? Researched by: e3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) The mandate of the Royal Military College of Canada, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cordite Foundation is to provide financial support to those activities of the staff and students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering that add value to their experiences at the Royal Military College…
(W) B.B. Hiring New Coach & Nijmegen Team Start Their Training; & ‘World Robotic Sailing Championship’
Career Opportunity for a Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Royal Military College of Canada starting July 5, 2010. The application deadline is June 11, 2010. Under the direction of the Varsity Manager, the Women’s Basketball Coach provides leadership to the Varsity Basketball team. He/She develops short and long term goals and objectives for the Royal…
Naval History by Those who Lived and Made It
2010 Navy grads receive Salty Dips – 6604 James Carruthers (RRMC RMC 1965) recently presented the first copy of the Salty Dip CD to the navy (CMS) on behalf of the Ottawa Branch of the Naval Officers’ Association of Canada (NOAC) in his capacity as VP NOAC Ottawa. This CD is, is widely recognized as…
COMMISSIONING PARADE – Mr. “Kommy” Farahani & LCol Ian Hope March Off With Class of 2010
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence; General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff; Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, Chief of the Maritime Staff; Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff; and Lieutenant-General Andre Deschamps, Chief of the Air Staff; along with Operational Commanders presented graduating Officer Cadets with their Officer’s Commissions in the…
SUNSET CEREMONY
Officer Cadets demonstrated some of the College’s traditions, both old and new, including the Old 18 Historic Drill Team, the changing of the Colour Party, the Brass and Reed, and the Pipe and Drum Bands, the Highland Dancers, the Sandhurst Military Skills Team, Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY) and the tae kwon do team. Fireworks…
Army against Air Force; 2010 Gash Parade
Les membres de force aérienne contre les membres de l’armée durant une journée de sports par: Élof Dany Turgeon, M0945 Durant la période du 3 au 14 mai, les élèves-officiers (élofs) du Collège militaire royale du Canada ont participé, à tous les matins, à des activités visant à changer le focus de l’étudiant à celui…
Class of ’64 Hosts the RMC Sandhurst Team
Class of ’64 Hosts the RMC Sandhurst Team On the Monday of RMC Grad week, the Class of ’64 hosted 20 Members of the 2010 RMC Sandhurst Team to a beer & pizza lunch in the Cadet Mess “Snake Pit”. As the RMC Foundation Sponsoring Class for the Sandhurst Team, the members of the Class…