Postcards & Virtual Tour of Fort Henry – Kingston’s Bastion
Postcards of Fort Henry – Kingston’s Bastion By: 11415 Michael Smith (RMC 1977) Several eVeritas issues ago, I presented a brief history of Canada’s Royal Military College (RMC) using a selection of postcards showing the College grounds and some of its more important structures. One of the postcards I didn’t use in the article shows…
Musée du Fort Saint-Jean – Museum
The Fort Saint-Jean Museum and the Université Laval invite you to attend three activities: live digs, outdoor archaelogical laboratory and a summary of the 2010 digs. The archaeological digs at Fort Saint-Jean National Historic Site of Canada will be held from August 1-15, 2010 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. These excavations focus on the three…
Deaths | Décès – RCNC286 Commander (Ret’d) Alan Gordon Lowe
It is with great regret that we advise you of the passing on July 20 2010 of Nova Scotia Branch member RCNC286 Commander (Ret’d) Alan Gordon Lowe
You May Know These 23…But Do You Really Know Them?
You May Know These 23…But Do You Really Know Them? We had originally posted this quiz in in e-V 27 but they were part of the fallout we experienced when we had the technical problem. Sorry for the inconvenience. *** – former rugby player; member of the varsity review committee; recent graduate. – the…
In This Issue 28
We experienced a technical problem about 24 hours after we published Issue 27. Regular readers will notice that we have repeated a few of the articles in this Issue 28. Over the rest of the summer we may catch up with other “lost” articles. We regret the inconvenience. Nous avons éprouvé des problèmes techniques environ…
Brent Fisher: OCdts Showing Great Leadership Throughout Summer OJTs
Officer Cadets Showing Great Leadership Throughout Summer OJTs By 24712 Brent Fisher (RMC 2010) – photo left The city of Kingston received excellent footage from the Sea Cadet Camp this week as part of the media’s coverage of the 29th anniversary of HMCS Ontario. Many could not see, however, the hard work of RMCC officer…
Glenn MacDonald Stepping Down as VP – RMC Foundation
Glenn MacDonald (photo left) has resigned his position as Executive Vice-President of the RMC Foundation. Other Foundation staff are unchanged. Glenn’s resignation takes effect at the end of July and is being made for personal reasons unrelated to his job. He will return to Calgary. Glenn joined the Foundation in April 2009 and will assist…
RMC Band & Choir Comprised of High Achieving Cadets! & FLASHBACK… Copper Sunday 1971
RMC Band By: OCdt Evan Heath Following eVeritas over the past month, I’ve read the four interviews by Victoria Edwards with the RMC Band staff instructors and felt that comments from an Officer Cadet in the Band would complement your previous articles. I’ve been playing saxophone in the Brass and Reed section of the band…
Hockey Coach Knows The Pyrimid Of Success
Adam Shell Looking Forward to the Start of the Hockey Season Adam Shell will be starting his fourth season behind the Paladins hockey bench this upcoming season. A native of the Toronto area, Adam served as an assistant coach at McGill for two seasons prior to arriving in Kingston. He is the 19th head coach…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
x xx Farewell Dinner for Colonel François Pion An article by Major Jonathan Diderich, Public Affairs Officer for Royal Military College Saint-Jean June 17th was a special evening for Colonel François Pion, Commandant of the Royal Military College (RMC) Saint-Jean, as more than 80 guests joined him to celebrate his retirement after 35 years of…
Ex-Cadets in the News
COMMAND CHANGE: NEW C.O. OVERSEEING THE OPERATIONS OF 1 WING HEADQUARTERS AT CFB KINGSTON. 19788 Mike Barker (RMC 1995) VIDEO xxxxxxxxxx Photos by: Steven McQuaid Base Photo New leadership at 1 Wing HQ By: Acting Sub-Lieutenant Noelani Shore – Editorial Assistant The change of command parade on July 14 made it official. 1 Wing Headquarters…
Where are they now? Commandant & staff visit Gagetown
7812 Mr. Reg Shortt (RRMC RMC 1968) photo left, is the band manager and plays Snare drum with the Streetsville Pipes & Drums, which practices at Branch 139, Royal Canadian Legion, 101 Church Street, Streetsville (Mississauga). The Streetsville Pipes & Drums performed on Jul 01, 2010 at the Port Credit Canada Day Parade and at…