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2593 John Alfred PARKER PARKER, John Alfred LCol (ret); MBE, B.M.Sc., CD. April 28th, 1918 – May 29th, 2012 Born in Ottawa to Alfred and Mina; step-mother Ella. Attended Royal Military College, Kingston. As an officer in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, went overseas in 1940 with the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division Signals Regiment,…
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Class Notes
‘Class Notes’ has become a highly read part of each publication of e-Veritas. We invite readers of all stripes – Ex cadets; PGs; Continuing Education students; former & current faculty & staff to participate. Simply provide a short update on recent significant life events (job changes, retirement, promotions, changed locations, new family members, personal initiatives…
Ex-Cadets in the News & More
MND presents Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal To 7076 John Van Haastrecht By: WJO A surprise Jubilee Medal ceremony was held at the Royal Military College of Canada, Senior Staff Mess just prior to the Convocation, May 17th. The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence awarded 7076 John Van Haastrecht the Diamond Jubilee medal to…
Ex-Cadets Recognized by Hall of Fame and NASA
Three ex-cadets from the class of ’73, Shawn Coyle 9758, Maj (Ret’d) Ron Davidson 9657, and Maj (Ret’d ) Kent Smerdon 9719, have been recognized by The Space Technology Hall of Fame and recently been included in the various Nasa Space Shuttle “Spin-Off” Technology Museums throughout the United States for their new, revolutionary product. The…
What are these 24 up to these days…?
1. Is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College and National Strategic Programme in Toronto and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Ottawa 2. Owner – Innkeeper at The Tymparon Inn Kingston Bed & Breakfast 3. Field Sales Engineer at Linear Technology (Ottawa) 4. President at Burnside Growth…
Ottawa Branch Golf – 13 July…RRMC Memories…Calgary Branch Lobster Boil! – 9 June
RRMC Memories…The 2012 Guard of Honour at Royal Roads Calgary Branch Lobster Boil! – 9 June
Writing of Life: Massey Library – A Wealth of Knowledge and Change
One of the most crucial facilities of every academic institution is the library. The Royal Military College of Canada boasts a highly student-friendly library that has been on its campus for over 52 years. The Massey Library is a crucial part of life at RMCC, and it has changed drastically over the past ten years…
The Week That Was…
The Hazy, Not So Lazy Days of Summer For those Cadets staying on the College grounds this summer, training began this past week as summer came to the peninsula. Second Language Training, Engineering Decompression, and training for the upcoming 2012 Nijmegen March will run until the end of July and into early August. As Cadets…
Learning to Lead: ALOY Cadets Tested on the Rideau
ALOY Final Exercise Begins By: Captain Cynthia Kent – RMCC, Public Affairs Officer With a steady rain beginning to fall, 17 cadets from the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year at the Royal Military College of Canada began their final test along the Rideau Canal on Friday, June 1, 2012. During Exercise Eagle Quest, the ALOY cadets…
Maj Rob Parent & Two Cadets Attend International Week in Norway
Les Elofs ont une expérience norvégienne / Cadets Get Norwegian Experience Article 25755 OCdt (IV) Taylor Raeburn-Gibson et 25663 OCdt (IV) Dmitri Sapeguin Du 19 au 25 mai dernier, les Élofs Raeburn-Gibson et Sapeguin, accompagnés du Maj Parent du CMRC, ont eu la chance unique de visiter l’Académie militaire norvégienne (Krigsskolen) à Oslo dans le…
Cadets Take Summer Transition in Stride
As I See It… Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt Cadet life at RMC always has its ups and downs, but rarely more so, it seems, than during the summer months. The Wing has scattered across the country for summer training, but for those who remain, life has been anything but settled. This is…