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Issue 003/2007 |
email: rmcclub@rmc.ca |
Numéro 003/2007 |
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"It's on the fields of friendly strife that seeds are sown, that upon future fields, on future days will bear the fruits of victory." Gen. Douglas MacArthur |
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Trivia
Answer Right After Extra Innings |
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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 |
DEATH NOTICE
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18798 Steven Beggs (RMC '93) and his wife Judy are delighted to share news of the birth of their first child, Danya Lorelai. Danya was born January 1st, 2007 at North York General Hospital in
Toronto. She arrived a healthy and happy little girl, weighing in at
7 lbs 1 oz.
Mom and baby are both doing very well. |
2007 Membership Drive |
Campagne d'adhésion 2007 |
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A number of our e-Veritas readers are delinquent in regards to membership status. Support from those on this list and other (non members) whom we do not have an address is vital. For the Club to maintain a high standard of service – membership levels and revenues must exceed the numbers achieved over the past few years. Please complete the membership form Online http://www.rmcclub.ca/Membership.htm or call us toll free 1-888 386 3762. A number of life membership options are particularly user friendly and highly recommended. One of the Club benefits and the glue that has kept it together for a long time is receiving the highly acclaimed Veritas magazine three times per year. The March 2007 edition is currently being finalized. Articles written by Ex Cadets for Ex Cadets / Cadets / and friends of the RMC Club fill the pages. We have had the opportunity to have a “peek” at some of the new articles and we can assure members that it is another winner and a keeper. In particular, stories directly from the front lines in Afghanistan are not only compelling but will be exclusively available to our members in good standing. For those not familiar with the quality and content of Veritas magazine – just below are three covers and contents from the past year. All readers of this e-Veritas would be wise to get their names on our Canada Post mailing list ASAP. Don’t miss out – ensure your Club membership is in good standing. Stay connected with the college and the Club.
Thank you all for your support to the RMC Club of Canada. Click here for a list of those “non members” for which we have an e-mail address. |
L’adhésion est périmée pour un bon nombre de nos lecteurs. Cliquez ici pour voir la liste des « non membres » pour qui nous avons une adresse courriel. L’appui de ceux qui sont sur la liste et des autres (non membres) dont l’adresse courriel n’est pas à notre disposition, est essentiel. Afin que le Club puisse maintenir son niveau de service, les adhésions et les revenus doivent surpasser le niveau atteint au cours des dernières années. Veuillez remplir le formulaire d’adhésion, en ligne au : http://www.rmcclub.ca/Membership.htm ou sans frais au: 1-888-386-3762. Un nombre d’options pour l’adhésion à vie sont facile à utiliser. Un des avantages d’être un membre du Club est de recevoir la revue Veritas trois fois l’an. Le numéro de mars est présentement en progrès et est rempli d’articles par les Anciens pour les Anciens/élèves-officiers/et amis du Club des CMR. Un coup d’œil sur les récits directement du front en Afghanistan sont fascinants mais ils ne seront disponibles qu’aux membres en règle. Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas la qualité et le contenu de la revue Veritas –ci-dessous vous pouvez voir trois couvertures et leur contenu de l’an dernier. Nous suggérons à tous les lecteurs de e-Veritas de s’assurer que leur adresse postale soit à jour aussitôt que possible. Assurez vous aussi que votre carte de membre est en règle. Nous vous remercions pour votre appui envers le Club des CMR du Canada. Cliquez ici pour la liste des « non membres» pour qui nous avons une adresse courriel.
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Smaller versions of the prints (14" x 11")
are available at the RMC gift shop.
Also a limited number of 18” x 12” are
available on request.
Contact Mary at the
RMC Gift Shop 1-888 386-3762For Great Valentines Day Gift Ideas go to.....http://www.rmcclub.ca/GiftShop/Jewellery/Jewellery.htm |
RMC-West Point Hockey Game Iced for This Season
This article was written by Patrick Kennedy and first appeared in The Whig-Standard Local Sports - Thursday, January 25, 2007. The annual RMC-West Point hockey game, to paraphrase the opening sentence from A Christmas Carol, is dead, to begin with. The 76th edition, slated to be contested Feb. 10 at West Point, is definitely cancelled. "There is", as Carol author Charley Dickens confirmed in his second sentence, "no doubt whatever about that". A scheduling conflict forced the cancellation of the game, which was first played in 1923, the same year Ruth opened Yankee Stadium with a tater and the first refrigerator rolled off the assembly line. The Feb. 10 date, part of exchange weekend between the schools, conflicted with RMC's Ontario University Athletics league game against Ryerson. No replacement date could be arranged, at least not yet - not before Brig.-Gen Jocelyn Lacroix, commandant of Royal Military College, and his newly installed counterpart at the United States Military Academy, Lt.-Gen Franklin Hagenbeck, sit down a fortnight from now. The two leaders will endeavour to resurrect the planet's longest international hickey rivalry. Scheduling is but one of the issues hampering the shinny scrimmage and, ironically, probably the easiest to fix. There's also the matter of RMC dressing reservists and civilian students, a thorny practice that commenced a few years ago.
But if and when the hockey match returns – and the betting here is
that it will – it must again feature the social elements that for
some reason disappeared in the late 1980s.
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"The social functions after the game were terrific," said Knowlton,
West Point’s director of the Centre for Enhanced Performance. "All
the players got to know one another after the game. We had a meal
together and there was a big dance afterward. We absolutely looked
forward to the RMC game every year. Feedback from 13789 Commander Darren Rich (RRMC ’83) – Special Assistant to the Commandant.
"In addition to the
comments attributed to me in the article by Mr. Patrick Kennedy in
the 25 Jan 07 Kingston Whig Standard it should be noted that I also
indicated to him that our Tae Kwon Do team will continue to
participate in what we call the "West Point Weekend". Furthermore I
indicated that our women's soccer, men's basketball and fencing
Varsity teams all have competed against USMA during the past year -
outside the West Point Weekend construct. This is also a component
of the changes to the West Point exchange in that more teams will be
competing against their USMA counterparts at more times throughout
the year than in the past. I also indicated that we are annual
participants in the Sandhurst military competition and have won it
the past two years. |
What's Happening Around the College?
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CATCHING UP WITH THE NEWS
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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. |
4824 Doctor John JM Treddenick (RMC 1960)
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FOCUS
Smaller versions of the prints (14" x 11")
are available at the RMC gift shop.
Also a limited number of 18” x 12” are
available on request.
Contact Mary at the
RMC Gift Shop 1-888 386-3762For Great Valentines Day Gift Ideas go to.....http://www.rmcclub.ca/GiftShop/Jewellery/Jewellery.htm |
Just a little
bit of ….RMC / West Point Hockey History
by WJO
We have been asked by a number of people – Why were there no West Point / RMC hockey games in 1926; 1940 & 1941? While doing some research for Volume II of the RMC Hockey History Digest (HHD) which is currently a work in progress – we discovered the following: The 1926 match coincided with the accidental shooting death of I Year, 1833 WL Campbell on 10th February, just ten days before the hockey game was scheduled Initially, RMC officials postponed the game; however, they ultimately decided to cancel it for that year. Colonel CF Constantine had assumed command of RMC in the summer of 1925 taking over from Sir Archibald Macdonell who had retired that year from the Canadian Army. Constantine stated, “ The tragedy has indeed been a big blow to us all. In a small college such as this (RMC) – the strength of our cadet body is only one hundred and sixty odd – an occurrence like this looms very large, and the shadow cast over the life of the college is a very real one.” We have been able to track down a couple of clippings from what the Formal Inquest determined was an accidental shooting. We realize “the clippings” are of poor reading quality at this time, and we may have them retyped and use them in the future when we are completing Volume II HHD. The RMC / West Point hockey-break for WW II requires more explanation. Due to the status of Canada and America in the war, the series was cancelled in 1940 and 1941. Canada |
declared war at the same time, as Britain and the United States did not enter the war until 1941. During that time, no “official” relationship was to exist between Canada (a belligerent power) and the United States (a neutral power). By 1942 the United States had entered the war and the hockey rivalry resumed for that year – just two months following the bombings at Pearl Harbour. RMC closed during the war and reopened with “The New 100” in 1948. This “international” hockey rivalry finally resumed in 1949. We won’t get into splitting hairs on whether or not the series was actually continuous - we will leave that up to you the readers to determine. As mentioned, "we have a work in progress" with HHD Volume II. We have spent the last few years collecting as much as we can about the RMC hockey program. If there are any readers out there with a few "gems" - old photos, stories, etc. we will gladly accept them and possibly use them in the publication. Specific areas of interest include experiences with the team – in any capacity. We hope to have a broad range of subject: West Point; Carr / Harris / OUA; OUAA;50/ 60s / 70s time period. Coaches; referees perspective from West Point games; Athletic Department staff input going back 40 years or so and much, much more. A couple of former Commandants have already indicated a willingness to share their views. We hope to get more to provide their perspective.
For those readers, submitting personal memories etc. - don’t be
concerned about writing style – we have a number of highly efficient
“volunteer editors” to touch things up, if necessary. No personal
text will go into final production without the approval of the
originator. |
McGill Redmen
Hockey Celebrates 130th
By Earl Zukerman
The McGill University men's hockey team officially turns 130 years
old on January 31. |
What happened to many of
the PTIs / PERIs/ Rec Specs/ Coaches You can find a few of them here!
Last Post
Following is the best-known list we were able to locate of former PTIs / PERIs / Rec Specs
who served at one or more of the CMCs from 1960 & beyond. The author realizes and regrets that
we may have missed some names.
There is a more comprehensive (PTI / PERI ) Last Post List: http://www.theperiscope.ca/lastpost.htm More info available on former PTIs & PERIs http://www.theperiscope.ca/index.htm |
Panet House/RMC
Club All Star Volunteer 22428 Capt Kristin Topping, RMC
Class ('02)
Next October 29th Kristin will join athletes from all over Canada to participate in the Dublin Marathon in Ireland as a member of Team Diabetes Canada. Team Diabetes Canada is one of the many fundraising programs for the Canadian Diabetes Association. Since its creation in 2000, this program has raised more than $8.5 million towards promoting health for Canadians through diabetes education, research and advocacy. Members of Team Diabetes participate in marathons, adventure races, Ironman triathlons and 24-hour mountain bike relays around the world to raise diabetes awareness and to actively promote a healthy lifestyle. Our “super volunteer” is extremely proud to be a member of Team Diabetes. Diabetes is a very real part of her life as several members of her family have developed Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes very nearly claimed the life of Kristin’s grandmother a couple of months ago, which served to put the severity of the disease into perspective for her. Kristin is driven to raise diabetes awareness while meeting a personal goal of completing a marathon. Each Team Diabetes member is required to meet a minimum fundraising goal. She has set a personal fundraising goal at $6500. To achieve her goal she will need help! We are asking for assistance from e-Veritas readers and other members of the RMC “extended” family in achieving this target. Any donation will make a difference in the lives of the over 2 million Canadians affected by diabetes. To donate online visit www.teamdiabetes.ca and click on “Pledge a Participant”. To contribute via mail, send a cheque payable to the Canadian Diabetes Association to:
TEAM DIABETES CANADA Be sure to include a note specifying that your donation be put toward Kristin Topping’s 2007 Dublin Marathon fundraising goal. As with all charitable donations, tax receipts will be issued for all contributions over $15. Note: Both 3918 Al Roberts (RMC ’57) Adjutant Old Brigade and 4459 Ed Murray (RMC ’59) Old Brigade Dinner Coordinator can attest to the significant efforts and contributions made by Kristin ensuring all those attending the 2006 Old Brigade Dinner were looked after in style. She plans to lead another group of 20 cadets or so again for the ’07 OB Dinner. Her volunteer help does not end with the Old Brigade – she has put countless hours in helping us with our club membership drive. It is our turn to help her!
KRISTIN’S DUBLIN MILESTONE’S
Toronto Half Marathon – 15 Oct 2006 |
11721 Larry Stevenson (CMR RMC ’78)… Former Chapters
bookstore CEO
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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 |
90 years ago, this CFL Hall of Famer entered RMC
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Playing Career
Royal Military College, Kingston . . 1917-1920 Mcgill University, Montreal . . . . . 1920-1922
Montreal Winged Wheelers . . . . . . 1922-1925
Jeffrey Cameron Russel was a young sportsman
who was greatly respected by all who knew him.
He participated in athletics at Lucas school in Montreal
and Lower Canada College, before becoming a star
halfback at RMC and McGill University.
Following university, he played for the Montreal amateur
athletic association's winged wheelers in addition to
working for the Montreal light, heat and power company.
He was soon ranked as one of the best backfielders in the
interprovincial union, and had an unparalleled reputation
as an all-around sportsman and gentleman.
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On May 3, 1926 Jeff Russel was killed while repairing
power lines in a storm. To honour his memory the "Jeff
Russel memorial trophy" was annually presented to the
eastern player possessing the highest qualities of courage
fair play and sportsmanship. The trophy was officially retired in 1994 at the request of the Russel family.
The Terry Evanshen Trophy replaced the Jeff Russel
Memorial Trophy as the official trophy to be awarded to the
Most Outstanding Player of the East Division.
Russel was elected on June 19, 1963 as a Player to the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
http://www.footballhof.com/famers/player.asp?id=185
More http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Russel_Memorial_Trophy |
We get e-mails . . .
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If you ever played in the RMC / West Point Hockey Series, we want to hear from you. Survey for: current Cadets; Ex Cadets; current or former PG students; current & former Reservists; and current and former Special Interest Students who ever played in the RMC / West Point Hockey Series.
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here for the
survey.
Bill Oliver Fax: 613-542-7824 If you have any questions or comments on the survey please contact Bill Oliver by email to: William.oliver@rmc.ca or toll free 1-888 386 3762. The cooperation of everyone completing the survey is much appreciated. |
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"Many Hands - make the burden light". « L’aide de plusieurs rend la tâche facile » S125 Bill & S134 Rolande Oliver |
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Chaque édition du bulletin électronique e-VERITAS rejoint plus de 6,000 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 communiqué 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. Sans frais – 1-888-386-3762 Articles d’intérêt national ou local qui ne sont pas distribués 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. La plupart des articles ne sont pas traduits mais imprimés dans la langue officielle d’origine. Tous ceux qui désirent leurs articles imprimés dans les deux langues officielles doivent les soumettre déjà traduits. DÉNÉGATION L’avis et les opinions exprimés dans e-Veritas ne reflètent pas nécessairement les politiques ou les opinions des membres du comité exécutif du Club des CMR, du Directeur exécutif du Club des CMR ou des membres du Club des CMR du Canada. Nous invitons ceux qui désirent exprimer leur point de vue concernant les articles dans e-Veritas à communiquer avec Rolande.Oliver@rmc.ca. |