Issue 020/2006

Numéro 020/2006



In This Issue - Dans ce numéro
 

Quotation of the Week

Twenty to twenty-five!  These are the years!  Don’t be content with things as they are…. Don’t take No for an answer.  Never submit to failure.  Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance.  You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.  She was made to be wooed and won by youth. She has lived and thrived only by repeated subjugations.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965)

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Trivia  
 

Since the reopening of RMC in 1948, 22 different individuals have been Commandant.  Three different classes have the distinction of having two classmates serve as RMC Commandant. 

2140 Douglas Bradshaw and 2184 Desmond Piers from the RMC entry year of 1930 held the position from 1954-57 and 1957 to 1960 respectively.  

Which are the two other graduating classes to have two Commandants? 

a.                   1956 & 1972;

b.                  1958 & 1971;

c.                   1960 & 1965; or

d.                  1956 & 1971
 

Answer right after Extra Innings below.

 


Click HERE for information about the 2006 Reunion!
28 September - 1 October

Registration and payment for the Reunion Weekend (Ex Cadet Weekend) can now be made online through our secure website as well as the old fashioned snail-mail and paper cheque way.  http://www.rmcclub.ca/HomeEnglish.htm or call us, 1-888 386-3762

 

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Visit the Club Web Site at www.rmcclub.ca

Gift Shop Ideas!  http://www.rmcclub.ca/GiftShop/GiftShop.htm

Visit the RMC Club Foundation website at www.rmcclubfoundation.ca

RMC Club Foundation Online Donation Page https://www.rmcclubfoundation.ca/fundraising/donations/donateform_e.html

Commemorative Stones
http://www.rmcclubfoundation.ca/fundraising/stones_e.html

 

Flashback - 1964 Cadets Welcome Ex Cadets

             
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We received the following poem from our good friend 8035 Don Gates (RMC ’69) who had received it some time ago from the late 7695 Pat Sloan who passed away 20 August past.

THE  FINAL  INSPECTION

the soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass. 
He hoped his shoes were shining, 
Just as brightly as his brass. 

"Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?" 

 

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

 

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.      

If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets;
You've done your time in Hell."

~Author Unknown~   

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TOP HEADLINES

LA CHASSE-GALERIE 2006


Rideau Canal

Colonel John By built the Rideau Canal 175 years ago as a military route from the Great Lakes to the Ottawa River. It seems only fitting that fifteen men and women, a mix of alumni, relatives and friends of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), should paddle its 202 km length from Ottawa to Kingston. Their craft is a 34’ replica of a Montreal canoe from the days of the fur trade. Their logo is “La Chasse-Galerie,” a witch canoe manned by voyageurs paddling through the sky to their distant homes. The flying canoe appears on the label of Maudite, a strong Quebec beer brewed by Sleeman’s, who have permitted its use as a symbol of this fundraising adventure. 

The paddlers have raised over $100,000 for an RMC athletic endowment fund, named in honor of Major Danny McLeod, a decorated WWII veteran and an RMC hockey legend. The costs of the trip are being shared by the participants. 

Singing “En Roulant” like the voyageurs of old, the paddlers will take a leisurely week to transit the Rideau. “No portages, no pemmican” – the crew will take advantage of the locks, fine food and accommodation that the Rideau now has to offer. Each paddler has been assigned a specific task such as cook, bartender, fiddler, bagpiper and even a whale spotter. 

The red-shirted crew of La Chasse-Galerie will depart from the Ottawa Locks at 8 am on Friday, September
 

22nd. General John de Chastelain will play the pipes from the canoe while Senator Joseph Day takes the salute at the National Arts Centre dock. The public is welcome to attend this spectacle, as well as a ceremony by the upper lock in Merrickville at 10 am on September 24th. To commemorate the upcoming 175th anniversary of the canal, the paddlers will be donating $1,000 from their own pockets to the Friends of the Rideau. 

The Commandant and cadets of RMC are set to welcome the canoe with much fanfare when it cruises past the Memorial Arch in Kingston at approx 4 - 4:30 pm on September 28th. In the company of Major Danny McLeod, the crew will attend RMC’s annual Legacy Dinner that evening. At the end of the formal dinner, the paddlers will don their red shirts, pick up their paddles and bring to life the rowdy fur trade banquets of yore. Singing “En Roulant” and led by the fiddler, the crew will paddle around the dining hall one last time – a fitting end to a memorable trip. 

Ed Note:  Hats off to 8788 Geoff Bennett (RMC ’71) the person spearheading this major event for the third time since 2000.  The first year Geoff and crew raised $28,924.00.  The second time around, in 2001, it was $57,158.00.  This year they have surpassed $103,000.00 (and still counting at press time).  All $$$ collected in the past have been used for cadet programs at RMC.  This year all monies are directed in support of the Danny McLeod Athletics Endowment Fund.

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What's Happening Around the College?

Varsity Teams In OUA Action

Men’s Rugby:  http://oua.ca/sports/mrugby/schedule/

Men’s Soccer: http://oua.ca/sports/msoccer/ 

Women’s Soccer: http://oua.ca/sports/wsoccer/

RMC Hockey Team off to Atlantic Canada….

Fans of the RMC hockey team should take note that the Paladins will be playing exhibition games in Halifax and Charlottetown just prior to the Thanksgiving Weekend.  

Thursday October 5th at the St Mary’s Campus (Halton Hills); and Friday UPEI Panthers at the UPEI campus.  Opening face off for both games is 7 PM local. 

The complete hockey schedule may be found: 

http://www.rmc.ca/athletics/varsity/schedules/hockey_e.htm

Basketball Team Hosts Golf Tourney
By II Year 24122 Nick Deshpande

Despite the weather, the 1st Annual Men's Varsity Basketball Alumni Golf Tournament went off without a hitch. Three groups of four composed of college cadets and ex-cadets faced off to win some memorabilia.

The team would like to thank 6772 Bob Mason and his wife Janette, 7791 Mike Johnson, 7855 Paul Hession, 8094 Ken Bindernagel, 9225 John Dawson, and 2908 Alan Pickering for supporting their program by participating. 

The winning foursome were Mike, Paul, Ken, and John. Paul also picked up an mp3 player generously donated by Staples Business Depot for the longest drive on the par 5. 

We are looking forward to seeing more alumni out in future tournaments. For more information about the Varsity Basketball (M) Team, subscribe to The Hoop, a free bi-monthly e-newsletter made for basketball alumni but available to anyone.

IV Year Cadet, Teri Share competing at CISM Swimming

http://www.yorkregion.com/yr/yr4/YR_News/Sports/story/3687291p-4262279c.html

Flashback - Obstacle Course 1964


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FOCUS

Will the U.S. Cut Canada Loose?


5105 J.L. (Jack) Granatstein (RMC '61)

Dr. Granatstein is also a member of the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) Institute Board of Directors. 

The Conservative government in Ottawa is obviously more friendly toward the United States than its immediate predecessors. Thus far, however, nothing the Harper government has done has eased Washington’s growing concerns that Canada’s defence weaknesses threaten the U.S.’s own continental security.  

There are two factors at play here. The first comes from the United States military’s view that the capabilities and equipment of the Canadian Forces have atrophied so much that the CF is no longer interoperable with US forces. Given that, why should the United States share command with Canada in the North American Aerospace Defence Command? As Bernard Stancati writes in the current issue of Parameters, the journal of the U.S. Army War College, “The reality of the situation…is this: if Canada permits doubt to continually creep into the Canada-US defense and security partnership in the post-9/11 environment, it may find itself slowly being ushered out.”

The second factor is political will. A former U.S. Air Force staff officer at NORAD, Dr Stancati writes bluntly that doubts about Canada could drive the United States to question “whether its northern partner has the political will to pull its share and to do its part to secure the continent from attack. Historical and recent events demonstrate a willingness on the part of the United States to take unilateral action on the continent if it believes such is necessary to protect its own interests. In terms of either a ballistic missile or maritime attack, the possibility exists that the United States would consider defecting from the partnership if Canadian policymaking causes the United States to lose confidence in its partner’s willingness, resolve, or ability to take action.”

It is not in Canada’s national interest to have the neighbouring superpower harbour such doubts. Nor is it in the national interest to lose the cooperative relationship in defence because that means one of two things: either Canada pays the full cost of providing its own defence to a standard that does not cause concern in the U.S. or Canada cedes its defence to the United States. The first course will be ruinously expensive in cost. The second will be completely destructive to Canadian sovereignty and nationhood.

Canadians have always assumed that the United States will protect Canada in extremis, and this is surely true. In their own interest, Americans can never
 

accept that any hostile power will entrench itself on Canadian territory. That is legitimate and reasonable,  not aggressive and overbearing, and Canadians should thank their lucky stars that they live next door to the United States and not Germany or Russia. We might have been the Poland of North America, subject to the ruthless demands of aggressive neighbours.  

But what if, as Stancati suggests, American national interests some day force the United States to pull out of the defence partnership? That will likely mean that the U.S. assumes full responsibility for the defence of Canadian territory--with or without Ottawa’s consent. If Canadian military incapacity is such that the existence of a vacuum to the north poses a threat to American national interests, then the U.S. will be forced to act, no matter what Ottawa says and no matter the violation of Canadian sovereignty such a policy would entail. This is not a course the United States would follow lightly, and obviously it would always prefer to have Canadian concurrence in any actions it might take on or over Canadian territory. But necessity knows no law, and it is entirely possible that, under threat, the U.S. might believe itself forced to act. Indeed, it is all but inevitable. If the United States defends us, then our independence will be a sham and our sovereignty will have disappeared. We truly will be a vassal state. 

How can such an eventuality be prevented? There is only one way: Canada must genuinely have the military capacity to be able to tell Washington truthfully that the Canadian Forces can stop any threats from reaching the United States from, through, or over Canadian territory. This means that our military must be of sufficient size and have the right equipment to be able to counter any possible incursion or to deal with any terrorist threats from the sea, by air, or over land. Obviously, such capacity will protect Canada’s population and territory at the same time as it meets the concerns of the United States. The protection of our people is the first priority of every government, and it is one that Ottawa historically has shrugged off. This was never desirable or acceptable.

Now, in the age of terrorism, it is no longer possible. Being a sovereign state carries responsibilities with it, and being capable of mounting your own defence is a basic requirement.

The Harper government has begun the process of re-building the military. If Stancati’s article is any guide to present U.S. thinking, Ottawa needs to speed up the process. 

(J.L. Granatstein writes for the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century (www.ccs21.org).)  The article first appeared in the Globe & Mail  30 August.

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Who Is It?

1>     He completed high school in Ireland.

2>     He entered Royal Roads in 1986

3>     He graduated from RMC in 1991.

4>     He played rugby at both RR & RMC.

5>     He was RETP. 

Life as an Outsourcing Executive in Accenture. Who Is It?  

1) My life took a dramatic turn as I moved into a manager position 5 years ago.  The transition from a relatively stable IT Help Desk manager position supporting internal Accenture employees to a road warrior fixing and setting up Help Desks around the world has proved to be a rewarding experience.  

2) With the onset of telecommunications improvements negating the need to have employees in the same geographic location as the caller has spawned the era of Help Desks or Call Centers.  I have fallen into what has turned into a career of phone support.  I work on People, Processes and Technology to create a harmonious mix of happy, helpful people educating customers and fixing IT problems in many locations.  
 

3) My first real assignment was based in Dublin, Ireland, (birthplace of my Father and where I completed high school) for 9 months with wife and child.  A great place to tour Europe from when tired of the beer, pub life, green stuff and potatoes.  

4) With clients like Caterpillar, JP Morgan Chase, Anthem, NY City 311 line, Toys 'R' US, Vodafone, NHS, Deutsche Bank, Best Buy, Dynegy, IHS, I have manged to move calls from higher cost places like Germany, UK, US, Japan, Hong Kong, France, Luxembourg, Australia to lower cost locations like Ireland, Slovakia, Prague, China and India.  

5) The experience from military life of constantly moving has made the travel easier but hopefully the future holds a more stay at home existence to watch the two young boys (3 and 7) grow up to learn ice hockey and all things Canadian.  It is travel to 3rd world places that makes me appreciate Canada and unlimited drinking water from a tap, paved roads with sidewalks, a society that is pro life, safety conscious and strives to continuously improve.  Tim Hortons always factors high in that group too.  The luxury hotels have replaced the hootchie and C rations have been replaced by fancy restaurants but I still have enormous respect and admiration for those people fighting and supporting fighting with Canadian military uniforms on.   

Click here to find out Who It Is.

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Ex Cadets in the News!


11306 Pierre Rivard (RMC ’77)

Another Innovation in Research at RMC 

The Fuel Cell Research Centre (FCRC) is a joint RMC and Queens' University project exploring fuel cell development. The focus at RMC is on commercialization and the development of alternative fuels. The College is expert, since there is a long standing program in Chemical Engineering (formerly Fuel and Materials). The latest research here is focused on alternative fuels for fuel cells and faculty are now exploring biomass produced methane as a serious development.  

This research is now funded in large part by Hydrogenics Corp, founded by 11306 Pierre Rivard, Class of 1977. Thank You Pierre!  The Work of Ex-Cadets!  

Read more about the FCRC:    http://www.fcrc.ca/research.htm

Chris Theal
(RRMC 1992)

Taking the Petroleum Pulse…

http://www.dobmagazine.nickles.com/columns/pulse.asp?article=magazine%2Fcolumns%2F060717%2FMAG%5FCOL2006%5FLH0000%2Ehtml

8828 Wayne Kendall (RMC ’71) 

8828 Wayne Kendall (RMC ’71)  and his wife Johanna have moved to Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas where Wayne has been appointed Director, Real Estate Markets, Bahamas and Caribbean for Royal Bank of Canada. In this new role Wayne will be responsible for setting up a Caribbean team which will generate and underwrite new real estate developments, as well as provide support and training of account managers as it relates to real estate financing.

11401Lieutenant-Colonel James JR Peverley
(RMC ’77)

11401Lieutenant-Colonel James JR Peverley (RMC ’77) will retire on 13 November 2006 after more than 33 years of service. He will remain in the NCR as a director of the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency. The presentation of his retirement certificates took place on 6 September at the Army Officers Mess in Ottawa.


16606 Chris Voice
(RMC ’88)

Entrust Executives Presenting at Upcoming Investor Conferences and Industry Event

.….. graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1988 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree  

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-05-2006/0004426242&EDATE

http://blog.entrust.com/voice-on-identity/

16211 Andrew Chester
(RMC ’88)

New Appointment for iJet

http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/article/20060906094511759

21928 Jean-Pascal Champagne
(RMC ’01)

"Not too many MPs have served in the military or know about the Army, and they make national policy and decisions that affect us,"…

http://www.armee.forces.gc.ca/lf/English/6_1_1.asp?id=1224

14034 Craig King (RMC ’83)

…. "Exercise MAPLE DEFENDER 06/01 is an historic event for CMTC”…
 

20940 Sean Morris (RMC’97)

....Stranded Boaters Rescued by Air Force and Coast Guard

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/19wing/news/releases_e.asp?cat=79&id=1581

18508 William Radiff (RMC ’92)

….Canadian Air Force flew high at the CNE air show

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/news/2006/09/01_e.asp

22837 Lieutenant Mathew Cormie (RMC ’04)

Recent RMC Graduates Earn Their Wings

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/15wing/news/releases_e.asp?cat=63&id=1194

22942 Lieutenant Heather Sime
(RMC ’04)

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/15wing/news/releases_e.asp?cat=63&id=1196

15687 Kurt Salchert (RRMC ’86)

Canadian Navy leads major multi-national naval-air exercise 

http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/cms_news/news_e.asp?id=243

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Governor-General announces five Meritorious Services Decorations 

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2006/12/c4948.html

Soldier describes why he abandoned military

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/09/09/1818892-cp.html

Houchang Hassan-Yari, an analyst at Canada's Royal Military College, says…. 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-09-10-canada-afghanistan_x.htm

In the army, now . . . By 2003 hours on a chilly September night, exhausted first-year cadets at the Royal Military College have to obey just one last order before . . .

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060915.wxcover16/BNStory/Front/home   

We pick-up our news sources from wherever we can. Readers are encouraged to forward any item on an Ex Cadet, former staff member from any of the three military colleges.  College number & photo will make our life a lot easier.   William.oliver@rmc.ca

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Où sont-ils?  Que font-ils?

Where are they now?  What are they doing?

De temps à autre, e-Veritas mettra en vedette un Ancien, un membre du personnel d'autrefois et ou un ami du Collège.  Ces articles seront reproduits dans le langage reçu et rarement traduits.  Nous invitons nos lecteurs à soumettre des articles a william.oliver@rmc.ca dans la langue de leur choix. From time to time, E-Veritas will focus on an Ex cadet; former staff member; and / or a friend of the college. Articles will be reproduced in the language received and in most cases not translated.  We invite readers to submit articles to william.oliver@rmc.ca in the language of their choice.
 

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  We get e-mails . . . 

Despite misgivings as being taken as an old cadet stuck in the ways of tradition, I feel I must speak out about some disturbing aspects of the changes being contemplated by the current Commandant, and others, that go beyond the college to changes in policy that have been detrimental to the college and the Armed Forces. 

I will deal first with the changes, which have been dealt with in Sean Henry’s letter in the last Veritas. I agree with his letter regarding the senior class living out of the college. I cannot see how anything positive would come of this change. What it will do is deprive the junior classes of role models and mentoring that has been and continues to be one of the elements that makes RMC a military college instead of just another college. The change may be a reaction caused by overcrowding at the college, but there are other methods of dealing with that problem that will do less harm. One of which I will deal with later in this letter. 

I also agree with Sean regarding the change in working dress at the college. I believe that one of the aspects of the tri-service nature of the college is that one could not tell one cadet’s service from another. Cadets were encouraged to leave their service affiliations for the summer training. I think this made for a stronger bond at the college and made cadets focus on the college while they were there. I do not see the value in a policy that divides the classes into separate services at the college. The provision of badges to recruits is fine, if unnecessary, provided these badges are not part of the college uniform. But once you start down this road, and progress to the wearing of service dress, you are no longer helping the class to bond. Bonding has proven to be one of the great strengths of the military college. The College has placed much value on the practice in the past and it has been and should continue to be fostered. It also really does matter what uniform they wear.  I think the combination of the navy battledress and the blues trousers, white shirt and tie that I wore was practical, easy to maintain, yet provided a neat, disciplined appearance. Combat dress is not neat, nor does it provide a discipline to maintain. There may have been some difficulties in the acquisition of the former dress after the navy stopped using it, but it could have been overcome without changing to a less disciplined form of dress. The use of service dress is divisive and should be discontinued. I would like to see a return to a parade, walking out dress such as the blues. No other military college has given up this form of dress and for good reason.  

Finally I want to deal with a subject that is out of the hands of the Commandant. That is the CF policy that all officers now must go through the college. That policy coupled with the demise of the other two colleges lead to overcrowding at the remaining college. This overcrowding will only get worse as the Forces expand once again. It is time that other methods of producing officers are brought back. The dependence on only one stream of officers has led to practices of forgiveness and catering to less than desirable cadets rather than weeding them out early in their training. This was done to fill quotas.  Better to have other less expensive alternatives, such as OCTP, to fill the quotas, rather than accepting less from the cadets than excellence in both academics and military values. That might allow the return to focus on military leadership values at the college rather than making it easier and nearer to civilian universities so as to attract and retain students.

I understand that the college has little to do with CF personnel policies, but I hope that there are senior officers out there that do; and that read the e-Veritas and the Veritas. 

4883 William Claggett (RMC ’60)

Thanks, as always, for the latest e-Veritas.  Hope that you had a good summer.  I was very sad to hear of Phil Cowie’s passing.  I believe that he had cancer or some similarly life threatening disease not long after he graduated.  Did it reoccur?  It is a pity to have lost someone who was arguably one of the best Rugby players RMC ever had. 

14404 Erik Carey (RMC ’84)
Wembley Downs, Western Australia

I am upset to read about the passing of 7695, Pat (Paddy) Sloan. From a third-year showing direction to a bewildered first-year, through hockey, through flying, through CDLS Washington, Pat was as calm and sincerely friendly a person as anyone might pray to befriend. God Bless you, Pat, and your family. 

8878 George Wissler (RMC ‘71)
Cape Coral, Florida

I was wondering if you could post the RMC Class of 1995 link on your next and future issues of eVeritas in the Class of 1995 section?  Our website is:http://classof1995.rmcclub.ca/ 

Thank you for your continued support,

Cheers, 

19930 Nick Vlachopoulos
Class of 1995 Secretary

I had the opportunity to meet #6999 Cdr (Retd) Randy Gynn (Victoria, BC) and family onboard HMCS Sackville at noon today with Judge Walter Goodfellow.  Randy and his wife (LHS) are on their way to RMC for Reunion Weekend (his 40th) having graduated in 1966.   

8120 Bill Gard (RMC ’69)

 
Gynn Family

Please find attached our Save the Date message to our Third Annual Pan Canadian Alumni Gala in Atlanta, GA.  Please share with fellow Canadians in the Southeast. 

Thank you.   

Stephanie Currans
Public Affairs
Consulate General of Canada

e-mail: stephanie.currans@international.gc.ca

website: www.atlanta.gc.ca 

Are you a Canadian living in the U.S.? Please visit www.voyage.gc.ca to register online.

SAVE THE DATE  

Third Annual Pan Canadian Alumni Gala
 SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Thursday, February 8, 2007
The Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta, GA 

The Consulate General of Canada wants you to SAVE THE DATE for what will be another memorable evening of entertainment and gathering of friends.  

Re-connect with your alma mater and meet others in the area who have found themselves traveling on the same path—from the Great North to the Deep South—at the Third Annual Pan Canadian Alumni Gala reception and dinner.  

Held at the Canadian-owned Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, GA, on February 8, 2007, there will be a fabulous meal followed by dessert and plenty of time to mingle and catch up with old friends!   

Look for your formal invitation to come via e-mail and check our web site www.atlanta.gc.ca as the event gets closer for details and registration information.

 

 

 

RÉSERVEZ CETTE DATE 

Troisième réception annuelle en l’honneur d’anciens étudiants de toutes les régions du Canada  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1le jeudi 8 février 2007
Hôtel Four Seasons, Atlanta  

Le consulat général du Canada voudrait que vous RÉSERVIEZ LA DATE de ce qui sera une autre soirée mémorable, divertissante et amicale.  

Renouez avec votre alma mater et rencontrez d’autres personnes de la région qui ont suivi le même chemin que vous, qui sont passées du Grand Nord au Sud profond, à l’occasion du dîner et de la troisième réception annuelle de ce gala suivie d’un dîner en l’honneur d’anciens étudiants de toutes les régions du Canada.  

La réception se tiendra à l’hôtel canadien Four Seasons, à Atlanta, le 8 février 2007. Un délicieux repas, suivi de desserts, sera servi et vous aurez tout le loisir de vous mêler aux invités pour discuter et de reprendre le contrat avec de vieux amis!  

Vérifiez votre courrier électronique sur lequel arrivera votre invitation officielle et consultez notre site Web www.atlanta.gc.ca lorsque la date du gala approchera afin de connaître les détails et avoir accès à de l’information sur l’inscription.

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Extra Innings
Manches supplémentaires
 


Bill and Rolande


We have been “away from the office” for the best part of the past month.  Grandparent and other family duties have kept us pretty busy. 

No more excuses! 

We are looking forward to assisting with the various tasks associated with Reunion Weekend. If you plan on attending, please help us out by notifying the Club office (Panet House) rmcclub@rmc.ca or 1-888-386-3762. 

Last minute unannounced arrivals – triple the workload.

 

Nous nous sommes absentés du bureau pour la plus grande partie d’un mois.  Les obligations de grands-parents et de famille nous ont tenus occupés. 

Aucune autre excuse! 

Nous aiderons à une variété de tâches associées à la fin de semaine de Réunion.  Si vous avez l’intention de participer, veuillez nous rendre service et en aviser le bureau du Club (Maison Panet) rmcclub@rmc.ca ou au 1-888-386-3762. 

Les arrivées imprévues à la dernière minute nous rendent la tâche très difficile.

 

Trivia Answer: 

a.                   1956 & 1971  

from ’56 - 3572 Frank Norman & 3543 Walt Niemy; from ’71 - 8790 Jean Boyle & 8850 David Morse.

"Many Hands - make the burden light".   « L’aide de plusieurs rend la tâche facile »

S125 Bill & S134 Rolande Oliver

 

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Newsworthy articles from national or local papers that may not have been available to the majority of our readers may be reproduced in e-VERITAS.  We will also publish articles in either official language as submitted by Cadets and Staff, on "current life" at RMC.  Other short “human interest stories" about Cadets, Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff at the College will appear from time-to-time.  Readers of e-VERITAS are encouraged to submit articles in either official language to william.oliver@rmc.ca.  In particular, up-to-date “Where are they now?” articles on Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff would be most welcome.

eVERITAS is intended as a supplement and not a replacement of Veritas, the highly popular magazine of the RMC Club printed and distributed three times a year to Members by mail.
 

 

Chaque édition du bulletin électronique e-VERITAS rejoint plus de 5,000 lecteurs.  C’est un service fourni, par le Club des CMR, aux membres dont les adresses sont à jour dans notre base de données.  Son but est de fournir des renseignements à point nommé sur les actualités au CMR et de garder en communication les membres du Club.  Occasionnellement, il sera distribué aux membres qui ne sont plus en règle espérant qu’ils renouvelleront leur carte de membre annuelle ou qu’ils deviendront membres à vie.  Les renseignements sur l’adhésion au Club sont disponibles au www.rmcclub.ca.

Articles d’intérêt national ou local qui ne sont pas disponibles à la majorité de nos lecteurs seront reproduits dans e-VERITAS.  Nous produirons aussi des articles dans l’une des deux langues officielles soumis par les élèves officiers et le personnel du Collège sur la vie actuelle au CMR.  Nous offrirons de temps à autre de courtes anecdotes sur les élèves officiers, les Anciens et les membres du personnel d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. Nous encourageons les lecteurs de e-VERITAS à soumettre des articles dans l’une ou l’autre des deux langues officielles à Rolande.Oliver@rmc.ca.  En particulier des articles récents sur « Où sont-ils présentement? » seraient grandement appréciés.

e-VERITAS est un supplément et NON une substitution pour VERITAS la revue populaire du Club des CMR imprimée et distribuée aux membres en règle, par la poste, trois fois par année.

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