The Week That Was…
RMC Cadets Get Poked and Swabbed for a Good Cause RMC has a long tradition of giving back to the community, and on the afternoon of Monday 23 Jan 2012, this tradition continued. As has been done many times before at the College, a blood donor clinic was held in the New Gym at Yeo…
Cadets Document Officer-Training Journey
e-mail to BGen Eric Tremblay – RMCC commandant Subject: Mount Kilimanjaro I just wanted to send a quick note of praise. I recently had the pleasure of meeting a group of RMC cadets while I was on holiday in Tanzania. I spoke with them about the climb that they had planned, as well as the…
Do You Know These 3?
(1) Who Is She? Holds four degrees from Queen’s University: B.A.H., M.A., and Ph.D., all in International Relations, as well as an LL.M. in International Law; From August 2000 until December 2003, she was a MacArthur Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford; Has served as a consultant to the Department…
Careers | Carrières
Electrical System Advisor / Conseiller – systèmes électriques Cirque du Soleil, Montreal Electrical Engineer – REQ12-002 / Ingénieur en électricité – REQ12-002 Xstrata Nickel – Mine Raglan, Nunavik Superintendent of Central Services / Surintendant(e) – Services centraux Rio Tinto, Montreal Data Center – Mechanical Engineer / Ingénieur mécanique – Centre d’opérations de données Tata Communications…
Opinion: Exploding the myth of Peacekeeping
Article first appeared in National Post July 7, 2011 Exploding the myth of Peacekeeping 4270 Sean Henry Ask the average Canadian to identify the most successful endeavour of the Canadian military, and chances are he or she will answer: “peacekeeping”. Popular symbols and institutions reinforce this perception every day: our ten-dollar bill commemorates past military…
We Get Emails
Stratford WINTERFEST Hi, Bill, No. 5472 of the Class of ’62 here … to share some fun I’ve been having this last while: a) For the past three years, since moving from Yarmouth to Stratford, I’ve designed the Stratford WINTERFEST poster. Such involvement came about purely by accident from my winning a logo competition for…
“R.S.M. Coggins charged me today for not marching properly on Jan. 20th on Princess Street.”
First Year / Winter Term @ RMC January / February 1950 – 3069 W.A. McColl Jan. 29 – 1950: Yesterday morning the band paraded for the first time. While we were marching across the parade square Larry Richard fell right over backwards on some ice and his big brass drum came right down on top…
Deaths | Décès
3696 Mike Valiquet passed away Friday, 27 January at the Queensway General Hospital in Ottawa. He entered CMR in 1952 as a member of the first class there and subsequently graduated from RMC in 1957. The funeral will be held on Thursday, 02 February at Saint Patrick’s Church, Fallowfield, Barhaven, Ontario. VALIQUET, Michael Ian –…
In This Issue 4
The Support Behind the Expedition: Representatives from the RMCC Expedition Club presented BGen Eric Tremblay, Commandant RMCC, with the gift of a mask from their expedition to Africa to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Pictured from left are: College Chief Warrant Officer, CPO1 Elizabeth Lindsay; Expedition member NCdt Brittany Brown; Expedition Leader OCdt Anthony Matlock; RMCC Commandant,…
2012 RMC Sandhurst Team Announced
RMC Sandhurst Team Makes Final Selections This past weekend, the staff of RMC’s Sandhurst Team made their final selections for the 2012 team. These selections were made following a grueling 3 1/2 hour training session on the afternoon of Saturday 21 Jan 2012, and then announced at an informal ceremony held in the RMC Cadet…
Victoria Edwards, In conversation: 14090 LCol Kevin M. Tyler – Bronze Star Medal
First in a series of Ex cadets and other Canadian Military College graduates who have been recognized for above and beyond the call of duty. E3161 Victoria Edwards recently contacted 14090 Kevin M Tyler a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. e-veritas: What are you up to these days? 14090 LCol Kevin M. Tyler: I…
Catching Up With the News
Christening Tradition Still Strong at RMC Lillian Rose Price (born April 27th 2011) was baptized by Padre Heather Smith at the RMC Protestant Chapel on January 15th 2012. Parents, 22558 Sandra Price (nee Reibin) and 22702 Nathan Price, have both worked at RMC since 2008. The service was very special in that the Christening Bell…