BIG DINNERS COMING UP IN BOTH TORONTO & CALGARY
A few weeks after launching the Military Families Fund in 2007, then Chief of Defence Staff S148 General Rick Hillier spoke at the annual Rev. John Weir Foote Memorial Military Luncheon at the Albany Club in Toronto. At this luncheon, organized by 19894 Erin O’Toole (RMC 1995), General Hillier levelled a challenge to the corporate…
Leadership skills honed at RMC
By 24498 A/SLt Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) The Deputy Commander of Force Generation did not get to where he is today by pretending he has all the answers. 14245 Brigadier General Rich Foster (CMR RMC 1984) graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and learned many lessons in discipline and time management. Balancing extra-curricular activities…
Judge Matheson Honoured At CFB (K)
Photo: By Brad Lowe Ceremony Honoured Judge Matheson By 24498 A/SLt Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) H17417 Judge John Ross Matheson, OC, CD, has accomplished many great things in his 87 years, and for that, Kingston has honoured him by renaming the Garrison’s Hwy 15 gate after him. His contributions to Canadian culture include founding the…
Ex Cadets, Professors, and Staff in the News
Halifax resident Willard Boyle shares 2009 Nobel Prize for physics He invented a new world “Boyle then spent one year at Canada’s Radiation Lab and two years teaching physics at the Royal Military College of Canada.” For more information on Dr. Boyle, go here. x x x x ________________________________________________________________________________ Golden Hawk helps history take flight…
Where Are They Now?
We have contacted numerous ex-cadets from the fifties through to the new millennium and plan to feature them in the coming months to give readers a chance to catch up with names and faces from each of the respective CMCs. If you would like to contribute to this column, please feel free to email me…
Three Ex Cadets Return in Black & White Jerseys & Varsity Updates
Three sharp looking soccer officials have one other thing in common – they are Ex cadets. Photo (L-R) 11909 Mark Labrecque (Class of 1978), 20769 Joel Kam (Class of 1997), 12239 Lutz Sukstorf (Class of 1979) During the 2009 Reunion weekend, the RMC (W) Soccer team played a match against Ryerson University. The game was officiated…
Archie Zagrodney’s Treasure Trove
by 8057 Ross Mackenzie (RMC 1970), the RMC Museum Curator Recently a rather excited 4823 Archie Zagrodney (RMC 1960) (pictured left) arrived at the RMC Museum to drop off a large wooden crate containing a horde of RMC and First World War souvenirs. The crate had surfaced during renovations of an old, Golden Horseshoe area,…
Who Am I?
Who am I? Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) I was born in Halifax on 28 Feb 1863. I graduated from RMC in 1885. I accepted a commission with the Royal Engineers. I worked as a civil engineer in New Zealand from 1882-85. I was appointed by Henry Morton Stanley, an American journalist and…
What ever happened to Joe Bloggins?
What ever happened to Joe Bloggins? Last time I saw him, he was in Gagetown, but I think he’s a llama rancher now. by 13710 Bruce L Beavis (CMR 1982) With a membership spread across the country and the world, business networking or just keeping up with your classmates has always been a tough job…
Ex cadets / Staff / Parents & Friends – Join Us! / Soldier Roars Back
A large number of our regular readers are members, however, for those of you who have not taken the “plunge” – please consider that we need your support if we are to continue to provide top-notch service. We will continue the “blitz” over the next few weeks. Be kind to us and our volunteers when…
We get emails / RMC Tennis in 1914
The Coin Challenge At the start of the Legacy Dinner this year 3550 Murray Johnston employed an age-old Services tradition that is intended to encourage camaraderie among friends relaxing in the mess. He “coined” the six cadets at his table. The challenge was successfully met by the three cadets who had their coins with them…
RAIN NO MATCH FOR COLLEGE SPIRIT!
Reunion Weekend 2009: Rain on Friday & Sunday Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm Ask any weatherman on Wednesday & Thursday last week what the weather predictions were for Kingston for the entire weekend (Reunion Weekend) and you likely heard six words: rain, heavy rain, and more heavy rain. The weather warnings were so bad that as…