Mark Your Calendar: 2009 Calgary Leadership Dinner
Mark Your Calendar: 2009 Calgary Leadership Dinner Click HERE for poster details The Calgary Branch of the RMC Club of Canada is pleased to announce that it will host the 5th Annual Leadership Dinner on November 27, 2009. At the dinner, we will award General (Retired) Rick Hillier, CMM, MSC, CD, with the 2009 Birchall Leadership…
Careers | Carrières
[English] [French] Positions Available / Postes disponibles Here is a list of job opportunities provided by our partners from RHR with the working area and the experience required. To see the complete details of the jobs, you should be registered on www.RMC-Careers.com. Voici une liste des possibilités d’emploi fournis par nos partenaires de RHR avec…
Notices | Avis
Atwood to Headline Kingston WritersFest Revamped Festival Unveils Stellar Lineup, Master Classes, Lunchtime Events Booklovers, mark your calendars. From September 23 to 26, Kingston will host a major literary festival, as Margaret Atwood, Joseph Boyden, Michael Crummey, Erika Ritter and more than twenty internationally renowned writers take the stage at Kingston WritersFest. Local media, politicians…
Deaths | Décès
– 4646 David Hughes Robertson (CMR 1960) Capt (Ret’d) David Hughes Robertson, who was born in Edmonton on 20 January 1936, passed away at his home in Whitehorse on 18 December 2008, after having defeated multiple myeloma for four years but unexpectedly succumbing to pancreatic cancer.. Dave entered CMR in 1955 and quickly made his…
Commemorative Stones
Commemorative Stones Toll free: 1-888 386-3762 Watch video for more information on commemorative stones. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8a43aqm9V0&feature=channel_page[/youtube] In this Issue 28: Cadets Researching Contamination of World Heritage Site! Rugby Recruiter Busy Over the Past Year! Strongpoint Mushan: The Battle You Don’t Know About; A Tourist in “Navy Country” & RRMC/RMC/CMR 1st Day Type Memories! Ex cadets in…
Cadets Researching Contamination of World Heritage Site!
by M0917 Dean Fleet Visitors and residents of Kingston know this place for its rich history and contribution to Canada. RMC has been providing her Majesty with officers since its inception, and in recent years, RMC has been helping to clean up historical contaminants from the Kingston area in what promises to be a showpiece…
Rugby Recruiter Busy Over the Past Year!
Head coach Sean McDonaugh of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) men’s rugby program announced the nine-member recruit class that will join the Paladins for the 2009-10 school year. The group includes Four Canada Games athletes, two transfers and some needed depth in the backfield. Brandon Black is a hooker from Holland Landing, Ont.…
Strongpoint Mushan: The Battle You Don’t Know About
Strongpoint Mushan: The Battle You Don’t Know About Is timely and responds to a National Post piece that appeared recently and was very critical of the mission in Afghanistan. By: Dr. Sean M. Maloney Brian Hutchison criticizes the withdrawal from Strongpoint Mushan, which he erroneously labels a Canadian position. It was, in fact, an Afghan…
A Tourist in “Navy Country” & RRMC/RMC/CMR 1st Day Type Memories!
A Tourist in “Navy Country” By 24340 Marsalie Mackenzie (Marsalie graduated as part of the class of 2009 with a Honours English degree. She is a MARS Officer and is presently at RMC doing post-grad work. This is her fourth e-Veritas article sharing her USNA exchange experiences.) There are few things in this world more…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Sea King crew members earn commendations 21234 Major James Hawthorne (RMC 1998) “Major Hawthorne’s total control of the situation and the aircraft enabled the subsequent boarding of the pirate vessel.” ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Blast kills soldier, narrowly misses top Canadian commander 15696 Jonathan Vance (RRMC 1986) “Despite his tough exterior, Nick had a big heart, which he…
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 – 10967 David Martin (RMC 1976) He graduated from RMC in…
RRMC Memories
Colonel (Ret’d) David K. Lett, 5919 (RRMC 1959-61, RMC 1961-63) After attending Royal Roads and RMC, Col (Ret’d) Lett joined the air force as a pilot. He served for a total of 37 years and retired from the military in 1996. He and his wife Carol now live in Victoria, BC where they enjoy golfing…