The Artillery Story – Five Key Points
12570 Mike Kennedy originally wrote the following article about five years ago to help on a special RCA project. Although Mike is not a Gunner himself, he has tried to articulate some of the key elements of the Canadian Artillery story, as viewed from the perspective of an outsider. This might be timely, as we…
Remembering World War 1 and the Times from that Era
Don Cherry, Hockey Night in Canada commentator, will be on hand July 28, 2014 9:50 AM – 12:30 PM at a special commemorative service partnered by Black Creek Pioneer Village and the British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association. Mr. Cherry’s grandfather, Richard Ernest Palamountain, was a British Home Child who worked as a groom…
3137 Ralph Keen – Celebration of Life
3137 Ralph Keen (Class of ’53) – Celebration of Life Friday July 18, 2014 Celebration of Life: 1400-1600 hours (2-4 pm) Social Hour: 1600-1700 hours (4-5 pm) Johnny Mac’s Lounge at RCMP Pacific Region Training Centre 1100 – 45337 Calais Crescent, Chilliwack, BC V2R 0N6 There is parking on site. If you would like to…
In This Issue 26
The Edmonton Chapter of the Ex-cadet Club’s annual BBQ and Golf day will once again be held at the Black Bull Golf Course and 5846 Peter and Elaine Watson’s cabin at Pigeon Lake on Saturday August !6th. Any Ex-Cadets and their families that are in the area are welcome. For further details please contact…
3 Ex cadets among those honoured in latest Order of Canada list
The Order of Canada is one of Canada’s highest civilian honours. It was established in 1967, Canada’s centennial year, to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Three Ex Cadets were among 86 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced June 30, 2014. COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA…
RRMC Grad. Takes Over DCdt Duties At RMCC
DCdt Baton Has Been Passed By: WJO The 1,000 or so Royal Military College of Canada gentlemen and lady cadets will have a new leader when they return for the 2014/15 school year later in the summer. Last Friday, 4 July, Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Lemyre relinquished command as the Director of Cadets to Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Popov.…
Claude Scilley in Conversation: 4328 Rev. Chris Carr
Fifty years later, Rev. Chris Carr looks out his window at the grounds of RMC By CLAUDE SCILLEY If you played football against McMaster University in the 1950s, likely your most enduring memory is of the Marauders’ quarterback, a fellow who went on to a Hall of Fame professional career named Russ Jackson. Chris Carr…
OLD BRIGADE DINNER
OLD BRIGADE DINNER 27 SEP 2014 I have been advised of some confusion regarding the Old Brigade Dinner on Saturday, 27 September 2014. This may have arisen partly as a result of the introduction of a new Club Web site, and partly because information has been posted in several places, and not all of…
Ex-Cadets In the News
Very happy to be in Canada – Chris Hadfield super video *** Another Canadian Tops USAF Test Pilot Course – 21794 Maj Jameel Janjua “The Canadians who have won this award are all graduates of Royal Military College,” he said. “And this is just a sliver of the RMC grads who have gone on to…