N.S. Branch Will Resume Monthly Luncheons in September
The following photos are of the recent Nova Scotia Branch luncheon gathering, June 26, at Royal Artillery Park in Halifax. This luncheon had close to 30 people in attendance a number of individuals were graduates of this past May. We normally meet once a month, except for July and August, in the Air Force room…
Ned Amy – Ardent Advocate for the Reactivation of the Halifax Rifles.
– 2510 BGen (Ret’d) Edward A.C. “Ned” Amy OBE, DSO, MC (RMC 1936) A 1939 graduate of Royal Military College of Canada, he commanded A Squadron of the Calgary Regiment in Italy, where he won the Military Cross for his “determined and gallant leadership in taking and holding a vital bridgehead over the Moro River”…
CF GB – 17096 Carina Anne De Pellegrin – PT Member
About the Board The Canadian Forces Grievance Board is an administrative tribunal with quasi-judicial powers, independent from the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces (CF). The Board was created on March 1, 2000, in accordance with legislation enacted in December 1998 that contained amendments to the National Defence Act (NDA). The purpose…
RRMC Memories & Reunion News
9th Annual Royal Roads Alumni Homecoming Weekend – Details Here Karen Inkster hs been busy with other RRC assignments over the past number of days. In place of her usual e-Veritas article, E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) has a little teaser for all you former “roadents”. In 1990, the Royal Roads Military College offered a…
Otter Squadron History Project – Marv Fletcher (RMC 2009)
M0932 Lt Marv Fletcher (RMC 2009) and E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) have put together some sample questions to interview current or former members of the Otter squadron for e-Veritas. The Otter Squadron History Project is looking for photographs, trophies and other physical artifacts that show us Otter history and traditions. Victoria: What motivated you…
Oral Interviews of Military Colleges Alumni
e-veritas has been given permission to publish excerpts of 5105 Doctor J. L. Granatstein’s (CMR RMC 1961) interviews (1991-1993) for “The Generals: the Canadian Army’s Senior Commanders in the Second World War”. 5105 fonds are at the National Defence HQ Directorate of History and Heritage. Mrs Margaret Palmer was interviewed in Oakville, Ont. on 9…
Who am I?
Who am I? Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) I was born in 1828 in Waterford, Upper Canada. I first took employment in my father’s store but became interested in military affairs, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian militia. I went into politics, representing Norfolk County in the Legislative Assembly for…
Legacy Dinner Back @ Yeo Hall – Cadet Mess
Thursday – 1 October – 1800 for 1830 hrs Click Ctrl + for better viewing Cliquez Ctrl et + pour agrandir la photo. The Legacy Dinner over the past 11 years has had a proud history of Ex cadets / parents & friends sponsoring cadets to attend this prestigious event. Once again we call upon…
RMC Cadets Support – Advanced Mountain Operations
BRAKE HAND ON….. By: OCdt Nick Goulet As the helicopter rises steadily into the air, you can feel the line in your brake hand get heavier and heavier. The flimsy seatbelt on your lap seems ridiculousl inadequate to keep you in the aircraft, especially considering the furious wind you feel whipping the leg of your…
CF Triathlon National Championship
Cadets & Ex cadets all over the place! By: OCdt Patrick Wheeler The first CF Triathlon National Championship took place on the weekend of the 11th and 12th of July 2009 at Lac Leamy, Gatineau. About 80 Canadian Forces members made their way to Gatineau for the competition. RMC had a strong presence at the…
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. by M0917 Dean Fleet – H2951 Ramsey Withers (RRMC RMC 1952) I served as a…
She once scored 500 pts on the CMC Physical Fitness Test
A different kind of sport for me…Bodybuilding? – 17383 Lucy Cerantola (RMC 1990) (nee Rourke) Since RMC my AERE career, followed by private sector work in the Airline industry and Helicopter manufacturing, was rewarding and exciting. Due to a move with my family in 2007 to Oakville, Ontario, I took the opportunity to turn a…