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Atlantic Branch Events 2025

Luncheon – Royal Artillery Park Officers’ Mess Halifax (unless otherwise noted)

  • Tuesday November 25
  • Holiday Reception December 29 -Royal Artillery Park Officers’ Mess Halifax

Kingston Branch Events

  • Wednesday 5 November 2025 – SSM
  • Saturday 22 November 2025 Fall Dinner – SSM
  • Wednesday 3 December 2025 – ANAF
  • Wednesday 7 January 2026 – ANAF
  • Wednesday 11 February 2026 Valentines Luncheon – SSM
  • Wednesday 4 March 4 2026 – SSM
  • Wednesday 8 April 2026 – ANAF
  • Wednesday 6 May 2026 AGM – SSM

Vancouver Island Ex-Cadet Club Events  

Note – Monthly luncheons will resume the first Thursday of the month starting in September.  More information can be found here:  https://viexcadetclub.wordpress.com/

  • 11 Nov 2025 – Service of Remembrance @ RRU, Castle South Lawn. Service commences at 1040. Plan to arrive at the Castle NLT 1015
  • TBC early-Dec 2025 – 1100 for 1200 Christmas Buffet Luncheon @ Hatley Castle, RRU
  • SUNDAY, 28 Dec 2025 – “Host-the-Cadets” Luncheon at the Union Club of BC.

We Will Remember Concert – 2 November 2025 Canadian War Museum

The Central Band, alongside the Regimental Band of the Governor General’s Foot Guards and the Band of the Royal Military College of Canada RMC Canada CMR will be performing in the “We Will Remember” concert at the Canadian War Museum on 2 November 2025 @ 1330 EST. We hope to see you all there!

Tickets available here.

La Musique centrale, la Musique régimentaire des Governor General’s Foot Guards et de la Musique du Collège militaire royal du Canada se produira lors du concert “Nous nous souviendrons” au Musée canadien de la guerre le 2 novembre 2025 à 13h30 HNE. Nous espérons vous y voir tous!

Toronto Branch Fall Social – Thursday 6 November 2025

This event will take place at the Armour Heights Officer’s Mess 215 Yonge Boulevard, Toronto Start time is 18:00 for 18:30.

We have a room set aside for this event. Friends and spouses welcome. Oyster-eaters and non-oyster eaters welcome. We will have food available, including chowder and a limited number of oysters. If you plan to attend but not have oysters or chowder, please email us ([email protected]) to let us know you are coming.

Pricing

$25 for anyone having Oysters and/or seafood chowder

Registration & Payment

Please register and prepay so we know how many to expect.

This will take you to a PayPal page to complete the payment. You do not need a PayPal account to pay.

https://www.paypal.com/webapps/shoppingcart?mfid=1758211151380_f9917170bd504&flowlogging_id=f9917170bd504#/checkout/shoppingCart 

Carr Harris Cup Weekend 6-7 February 2026

The Royal Military College Hockey Alumni Association and the Royal Military Colleges Alumni Association are excited to host the RMC Hockey Alumni Ticket Package as part of the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Carr-Harris Cup taking place on Saturday February 7th, 2026 at the Slush Puppy Place in Kingston Ontario.
This year marks 140 years of hockey at RMC which started with one of the first recorded hockey games in Canada when the Royal Military College and Queen’s University faced off for the first time on 10 March, 1886 in Kingston Harbour in front of City Hall.  Additionally this years game will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Carr-Harris cup, which was inaugurated in 1986 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the first RMC vs Queens game and the contributions of the Carr-Harris Family to both institutions.
Do not miss this exciting weekend celebrating the RMC Hockey Program.  Join alumni, family and friends to cheer on the Paladins and witness some fantastic USports Hockey.  Wear Red & White with pride as we come together to support the Paladins and reconnect with the RMC Community.  We look forward to seeing you there!
Tickets will go on sale in Early November through the RMCAA website
RMC Alumni Ticket package includes:
  • Paladins game ticket for Friday 6 February 2026 as they host the University of Ottawa Gee Gees
  • Pre-game reception from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm Saturday 7 February 2026 at the Wharf and Feather at the Holiday Inn
    Waterfront,     Kingston Ontario
  • Pre-Game meal
  • Carr-Harris Cup game ticket in the Alumni Section
In addition we have secured accommodations at the Holiday Inn Waterfront for Friday and Saturday nights at a group rate of $162/night (plus a $30/day parking fee).  Rooms have been blocked until 6 January and are on a first come first serve basis.  Contact the hotel direct at 613-549-8400 and mention “RMC Hockey Alumni Carr-Harris Cup)
This weekend is proudly brought to you by the RMC Hockey Alumni, the RMC Paladins Hockey Team and the Royal Miliary college Alumni Association along with supporting organizations Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront.  Any proceeds from this event go directly to support the RMC Hockey Program
For General Inquiries contact [email protected]

Chilliwack Homecoming and Reunions 17-19 July 2026

It has been almost a generation since CFB Chilliwack was closed and its main units moved to other bases – the School of Military Engineering to CFB Gagetown, the Officer Candidate School to St-Jean, and 1 CER and 3 PPCLI to Edmonton. The Engineers had been there since 1942 and CFOCS since 1967.  Nonetheless, there are thousands of ex-cadets from all services and classifications whose lives and careers were shaped by their time in Chilliwack.

At the corner of Vedder and Keith Wilson Roads in Chilliwack, there is a small park and cenotaph that has, over the years, become a focus in the local community for reflection and remembrance. When the military left, the City of Chilliwack generously took over the care and maintenance of the site and it has become a local attraction.

The year 2026 marks the 80th anniversary of the dedication of All Sappers Park & Memorial, which, aside from a small contingent of the reserve force, is the only remnant of the military in the area. To help remember our shared experiences in Chilliwack, the Canadian Military Engineers Association and others are planning a rededication of the site and an open homecoming reunion on the weekend of 17 – 19 July next year. The event is not restricted to Military Engineers, and anyone who has trained or served there at any time is encouraged to join us. As the original project to build the memorial was named Operation GRANITE in reference to the local material used to build the Cenotaph, this event is named Operation GRANITE II.

If you are interested in learning more about the history of the Memorial and Operation GRANITE II, go to A Brief History of the All Sappers Memorial in Chilliwack BC and the Operation GRANITE II site, or contact the Op GRANITE II PMO at [email protected].

Feature photo caption:

All Sapper’s Cenotaph was unveiled on 14 July 1946 by the Governor-General of Canada, Viscount Alexander of Tunis. Looking on are Lt-Col Mitchell, VC, MC, Camp Commandant and designer of the park;  General Charles Foulkes, CDS; and Maj-Gen Bert Hoffmeister, GOC Pacific Area.

Le cénotaphe des sapeurs a été inauguré le 14 juillet 1946 par le gouverneur général du Canada, le vicomte Alexandre de Tunis. On y voit le lieutenant-colonel Mitchell, VC, MC, commandant du camp militaire et concepteur du parc ; le général Charles Foulkes, CÉMD ; et le major-général Bert Hoffmeister, commandant général de la zone Pacifique.

Retrouvailles et réunion à Chilliwack

Près d’une génération s’est écoulée depuis la fermeture de la BFC Chilliwack et le déménagement de ses principales unités vers d’autres bases : l’École du génie militaire à la BFC Gagetown, l’École des officiers candidats à Saint-Jean, et le 1er RGC et le 3 PPCLI à Edmonton. Le Génie étaient présents depuis 1942 et l’École des officiers des Forces canadiennes depuis 1967. Néanmoins, des milliers d’anciens élèves-officiers de tous les services et de toutes les classifications ont façonné leur vie et leur carrière à Chilliwack.

À l’angle des chemins Vedder et Keith Wilson, à Chilliwack, se trouvent un petit parc et un cénotaphe qui, au fil des ans, sont devenus un lieu de recueillement et de commémoration dans la communauté locale. Après le départ des militaires, la Ville de Chilliwack a généreusement pris en charge l’entretien du site, qui est devenu une attraction locale.

L’année 2026 marque le 80e anniversaire de l’inauguration du parc et mémorial des sapeurs. Hormis un petit contingent de la Force de réserve, il s’agit du seul vestige de l’armée dans la région. Afin de commémorer nos expériences communes à Chilliwack, l’Association du Génie militaire canadien et d’autres organisations prévoient une nouvelle inauguration du site et une réunion de retrouvailles ouverte à tous, le week-end du 17 au 19 juillet prochain. Cet événement n’est pas réservé aux ingénieurs militaires, et toute personne ayant été entraînée ou ayant servi à cet endroit est encouragée à se joindre à nous. Le projet initial de construction du mémorial ayant été baptisé Opération GRANITE en référence aux matériaux locaux utilisés pour la construction du cénotaphe, cet événement s’intitule Opération GRANITE II.

Pour en savoir plus sur l’histoire du mémorial et de l’opération GRANITE II, consultez la page « Bref historique du mémorial des sapeurs à Chilliwack, en Colombie-Britannique, et du site de l’opération GRANITE II », ou contactez le bureau de gestion de projet de l’opération GRANITE II à l’adresse [email protected] .

 

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