In This Issue 8
WELL DONE CANADA! BRAVO CANADA! A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their Club membership status: Chapeau aux membres suivants qui ont tout récemment mis à jour leur adhésion au Club: 2944 John d Reid; 3237 John S Mothersill; M0204 Rory G Wilson – Lifetime membership. Club…
7855 Paul Hession: A Passion for Giving Back
A Passion for Giving Back Edited by 25366 Mike Shewfelt 7855 Paul Hession’s (CMR,’67/RMC,‘69) varied and interesting public service career includes his final role as Director General, Client Engagement at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). Throughout his career, Mr. Hession has been a leader in technology and innovation and is well respected for…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News
Pat Stogran To Lewis MacKenzie: Shame On You For Coming Out Against The Claims of Veterans “I suffered several rude awakenings as I arrived at the golden years of my military career. First, I was demoralized at having had committed my life to a military institution that was incapable of winning the war in Afghanistan.“…
Who are they?
Operations Manager – Schlumberger Technical Support Engineer – Baker Atlas Regional Manager – Rocky Mountain Region – Core Laboratories Senior Production Engineer – Noble Energy, Inc Sr. Production Surveillance Engineer – Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. Production Engineering Manager – Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc 1. Who is it? a) Catherine Kargas; b) Catherine Paquet; c) Christine…
PPCLI: It Happend April 18th 1945 in Achterveld Holland
It happend April 18th 1945 in Achterveld Holland. Ed: We recently received the following: Dear sir, Concerns the text of Colonel Sydney Frost PPCLI. ‘To commemorate the regiment’s heroic actions in this regard, in 2000 the citizens of Achterveld erected a plaque in honour of the PPCLI’. I can e-mail you a photo of the…
Echoes of the Great War
Following is a short article about First World War place names that were once used at the College. (This comes from Ross McKenzie digging out an old 1934 Site Plan of RMC to look up info on the construction dates for Yeo Hall.) Ross had no idea that there had been so many of these…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
Lgén, l’honorable Roméo Dallaire (ret.), sénateur, s’est entretenu ce matin avec le Colonel Carignan. Sénateur Dallaire est un Ancien du Collège et un ancien Commandant du Collège. LGen the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire (Ret’d), Senator, had an office call (21 Feb) with Col Carignan this morning. Sénator Dallaire is an Ex-Cadet and a former Cmdt…
L’ÉVOLUTION DES ACTIVITÉS D’ENSEIGNEMENT AU COLLÈGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE SAINT-JEAN
Photo : D’une durée normale de deux ans et répartis sur quatre sessions, les programmes d’études collégiales offerts au CMR Saint-Jean s’adressent aux élèves qui ont obtenu leur diplôme d’études secondaires au Québec ou l’équivalent ailleurs au Canada. Les élèves peuvent choisir l’un ou l’autre des deux programmes offerts en autant qu’ils respectent les exigences…
Sports au CMR Saint-Jean
Le CMR Saint-Jean à un tournoi de ballon-sur-glace -un article écrit par l’Élève-officier James Diamond Lors de la fin de semaine de la Saint-Valentin, le 14 et 15 février dernier, les équipes représentatives de ballon-sur-glace du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean ont participé à un tournoi extérieur à Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville. Une équipe représentative féminine du CMR…
Training for the “M” – Summer 2013 BMOQ
A recent search of the e-Veritas photo archives turned up a number of photos of Cadets doing their Basic Military Officer’s Qualification (BMOQ) course in St-Jean sur Richelieu, QC, in the summer of 2013. BMOQ is 11 weeks in duration for Military Colleges’ candidates. The Objective: Provide the knowledge that is common to all…
Recent Happenings at RMCC…
MBA Program Modified A Faculty Council meeting was held on 12 Feb. At that meeting, Faculty Council gave approval to modify the MBA program to become a full-time one year program, instead of the current two year format. This will align the program with CAF requirements, and current university trends. This change will be effective…
IM Sports Update…& An Olympic Memory from ’68
Intramural season… half way point By OCdt Alexander Evans, 12 Sqn CSSO Thursday, February 13th, was the half way mark for Intramural Water polo, Volleyball, Dodge Ball, Basketball and Ice Hockey. The first half of the season has proven to be very competitive as teams jockey to get themselves into a good playoff seed to…