Watch Out: West Point Weekend Just Around the Corner

RMC cadets are preparing for the annual West Point Weekend which will take place February 5 – 8.   West Pointers will head north and integrate the RMC Wing for a few days of cultural exchange and winter sports competitions.  Commandant BGen Lawson and Director Cadets LCol O’Keeffe are joining a large group of cadets representing the College at West Point.  While the RMC Paladins and the West Point Black Knights won’t be squaring off on the ice this year, the West Point Olympic swimming pool will be seeing plenty of action: the RMC Water Polo club is headed south for what promises to be a exciting demonstration match.

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LATE BREAKING NEWS

Minister of National Defence Announces Senior Promotions …

Brig.-Gen. T.J. Lawson will be promoted Maj.-Gen. and appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff at NDHQ, Ottawa, replacing Maj.-Gen. J.P.A. Deschamps

Navy Capt. W.S. Truelove will be promoted Commodore and appointed Commandant Royal Military College of Canada, in Kingston

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In This Issue 05

What’s Happening At RMC;

414 and the Lawson Connection;

We Introduce to You: 1,4,5,6 Squadron Commanders;

Where are they now?

Who Am I?

Commandant Series;

Reunion Weekend: Heads Up Returning Classes;

RMC ’69 Cocktail Party;

We Need YOUR Help!

Notices / Avis;

Careers / Carrières;

Deaths: 3032 Allan Derrick;

Catching up with the news;

HMCS Algonquin and RMC.

Meet the RMC Cadet Wing Top 4

With a new semester comes dramatic changes in the Cadet Wing command structure. The new leadership, under Officer Cadet Bryan McCulloch, has taken the reins after a thorough transition from Officer Cadet Jacklyn Power’s team.

Under BGen Lawson’s and LCol O’Keeffe’s leadership, Cadets have seen their responsibilities expand to a degree not seen in some years.  The response has been positive: Cadets are eager to take up the challenge and welcome the opportunity to practice before they head out into “the real world”.  The new Top 4 are excited by the prospect of leading the Wing, and though the weight of this daunting task could cow many a young person, these four see it as a challenge to overcome and say: bring it on!

For those unfamiliar with the current College terminology: CWC – Cadet Wing Commander, DCWC – Deputy Cadet Wing Commander, CWAdO – Cadet Wing Administrative Officer, CWTO – Cadet Wing Training Officer.

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Winter Sports Day: February 7th

Sports Day is quickly approaching, and Cadets are looking forward to an action packed day in the snow.  Cadets along with military staff will fight off the winter blues by competing in a variety of events such as touch football, soccer, ball hockey, tabloids, and a relay race.  All are invited to come and watch! 

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International exchange program – Canada Well Represented at USMA

IV Andrew Goodall & IV Mark Stevenson

16 Jan 2009 – First appeared in “Precision”, RMCC Journal

On the 16th of Aug 2008, I, IV OCdt Andrew Goodall (24616, 9 Sqn) and IV OCdt Mark Stevenson (24375, 3 Sqn) arrived at United States Military Academy for a four month exchange. We had the opportunity to take part in experiences such as visiting the Pentagon in Washington DC, being escorted by the Director of NORAD and NORTHCOM, and meeting distinguished United States Representatives. For example, we had the pleasure of meeting General David Petraeus, current CENTCOM Commander, in charge of operations in the Middle East, as well as Mr. Robert Gates, the current US Secretary of Defense. We also had a private tour of the Canadian embassy in Washington, during which we met other Canadian soldiers, officers, and ambassadors representing Canada.

The highlight of the exchange was no doubt when Mr. Bush made his final farewell address to the Cadets at West Point. The former President of the United States of America dedicated three hours of his time in a closed media session to the graduating class. IV Stevenson and I were actually the only exchange cadets permitted to attend this session, during which Mr. Bush answered personal, military and strategic questions directed from the fourth year class.

The weekends were spent traveling; for instance, West Point flew approximately 600 plus cadets and one Canadian (IV Goodall) to College Station Texas in two 747 jumbos’ to attend the football game between Texas A and M Aggies and The Army Black Knights. Other weekends included ceremonies such as Homecoming, Ring Weekend and Army Football games. During Army’s home games, IV Stevenson and I manned our own “Canadian Gun”, a 75 mm WWII Howitzer, as part of the West Point Cannon Crew. In fact, we fired our Gun every time Army scored a touch down.

Overall, the experience was great. It was the opportunity of a lifetime to meet new contacts and friends from all services of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, as well as cadets and officers from other academies all around the world, such as the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France, Chile, South Korea, Afghanistan and Peru. It was very interesting to witness and to learn how other NATO nations train their future military leaders. Having the ability to gain valuable combat knowledge from military professors, who have recently returned form either Iraq, Afghanistan, or both, was truly unique.

The relationship between RMC and USMA, two well established institutions, is persistently strong. Canada has a very solid reputation for producing quality leaders who continue to represent the CF in good standing. If you are interested in hearing more about our experience please feel free to contact either one of us by e-mail at mark.stevenson@rmc.ca or Andrew.goodall@rmc.ca.

GO ARMY BEAT NAVY!

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Re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 20, 2009)

Major-General Marcel Duval, Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, presided over a ceremony today at Vintage Wings of Canada, located at the Gatineau Airport near Ottawa, to mark the re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support (EWS) Squadron.

Known as 414 Combat Support Squadron when it was last disbanded in 2002, 414 (EWS) Squadron will provide electronic warfare support to Canadian Forces combat training. The re-formation of 414 (EWS) Squadron is a clear illustration of the Air Force’s ongoing transformation initiatives to ensure an Air Force that is effective, efficient and relevant.

“I am very happy to see the rebirth of 414 Squadron,” said Maj.-Gen. Duval. “The role of electronic warfare training is extremely important in ensuring that our troops are prepared to fight in today’s modern battlespace.”

The re-activation of 414 (EWS) Squadron as an independent flying unit reporting to the commander of 3 Wing Bagotville, Quebec will result in a definite improvement in the way the Air Force delivers electronic warfare support.

Nicknamed “Black Knight” Squadron, 414 (EWS) Squadron traces its origins to the Second World War when it existed as a Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron and flew throughout Europe. The Squadron received eight Battle Honours for its wartime service before being disbanded in 1945. It has existed in various forms since that time, and was last disbanded in 2002.

For further information, contact the DND/CF Media Liaison Office at 613-996-2353 or 1-866-377-0811.

For more information about the history and heritage of 414 Squadron, see the backgrounder entitled “414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron: History and Heritage” dated January 20, 2009 in the Newsroom at www.forces.gc.ca

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3 Generations (L-R): 12192 Tom Lawson, 23479 Benjamin Lawson, George Lawson

Flight Lieutenant George Lawson and 414 Squadron

1943, when Flying Officer George Lawson joined the RCAF’s relatively new 414 Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron in the south of England, he could have been forgiven for harbouring a sense of foreboding about what the next months would bring. Their aircrews had been severely tested in preceding months and many 414 Squadron pilots were missing or had been lost in action. Still, it was a good life for a 23-year old. Weeks filled with exciting missions over the coast of France, an entertaining mess life with fine colleagues and a warm bed every night.

By the time Lawson left 414 Squadron, he had gathered more than a hundred operational missions, been promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant and was posted to Scotland for instructional duties. “I felt a sense of loss when I left the squadron.” he explained. “I was saying goodbye to the friends I’d made, some of the finest men I would ever meet, and I knew it would be the last I’d see of many of them. I was right.”
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, 414 Squadron disbanded. Four times over the next 60 years it would be reformed and stood down. Before standing down in CFB Comox in 2002, the unit had spent 35 years as an electronic warfare squadron providing training for the air force, army and navy. This would be its link to eventual reformation.

Last December, George Lawson, now a late-octogenarian living quietly in Toronto with his wife Eileen of some 62 years, received a letter from the air force asking if he would like to attend, as a guest of honour, the stand up of 414 Squadron. He was delighted to accept. He had encouraged his son, 12192 BGen Tom Lawson, to commence a military career at the Royal Military College, so in recent years he had had the opportunity to attend several military parades, but this one would be different. At this one, his eldest grandson, 23479 Lt Benjamin Lawson, an Air Combat Systems Officer recently posted to the unit, would be carrying the colours.

The reformation parade was held on January 20th, 2009, at the Gatineau hangar of RMC ex-cadet 6767 Michael Potter, so that the backdrop could include Mr. Potter’s Mustang and Spitfire, alongside one of the squadron’s latest aircraft, an Alpha Jet supplied by ex-cadet 17398 Didier Toussaint (RMC 1990). The effect was striking. With this impressive backdrop, the Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, MGen Marcel Duval passed the colours to Commanding Officer, E1248 LCol Larry Weir, who then handed them to the colour-guard commander, Lt Lawson, for trooping.

When interviewed during the celebration following the parade, Mr. Lawson shared how moved he was to attend the event alongside his wife, son and daughter-in-law, and to watch his grandson carry the colours. He told the interviewer that he knew the day would be a special one when he arrived at his hotel room the night before and, entirely by chance, was issued the key to Room 414. “I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to fly as a member of 414 Squadron, to have attended a 414 Squadron reunion in 1975, and today to be present to see these young men and women, my grandson among them, once again take up the 414 Squadron Colours.” When asked if he thought he would be able to get the Spitfire airborne one more time, he quipped, “I think I could get it airborne, yes, but the problem might be getting it back down.”

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414 Squadron standing tall again

By David Krayden

414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron is back in business.

The storied Air Force unit is no stranger to stand-up ceremonies or diverse operational roles. Since 1941, it has been disbanded four times and has served in such capacities as fighter reconnaissance, photography, all-weather fighter combat and electronic warfare. Until this Jan. 20, 414 had last been a combat support squadron (conducting electronic warfare) at 19 Wing Comox, B.C. from 1992-2002.

But this week’s re-formation parade and colours ceremony, held at the Vintage Wings hangar in Gatineau, Que.,was just a little bit different for the men and women of 414. Surrounded by a P-51 Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, three generations of Canada’s Air Force attended the event: Flight Lieutenant (Ret’d) George Lawson, who flew with the squadron during the Second World War, Brigadier-General Tom Lawson, commandant of Royal Military College and Lieutenant Ben Lawson, an air combat systems officer (formerly navigator) with 414 today.

Lt Lawson had the honour of leading a colour guard and carrying the squadron colours – the flag depicting the squadron’s crest and battle honours. Lt Lawson passed the colours to Major-General Marcel Duval, commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, who was the presiding officer for the parade. Before the hand-over occurred, Lt Lawson removed a vinyl sheathe from the flag, freeing the colours from their restraint and unfurling the symbol of their squadron’s history, heritage and pride.

Lieutenant-Colonel Larry Weir, the squadron’s commanding officer, spoke of 414′s historic ties to its local communities and the sense of family that the unit has always encouraged. He noted what an historic occasion the ceremony offered. “More than 60 years ago, George Lawson said goodbye to 414 and today his grandson is becoming a part of it,” he said.

As EWS squadron, 414 will support Air Force, Army and Navy operations of the Canadian Forces and our allies using Alpha Jet aircraft from Top Aces Inc., the prime service supplier to the Contracted Airborne Training Services (CATS) Project. MGen Duval explained that electronic warfare is still concerned with the jamming of enemy radio signals though “the squadron has more capabilities today (than it did in the 1990s) as technology continues to evolve and threats change.” MGen Duval called the reformation of 414 a means of rationalizing command and control of the electronic warfare function as 414 will be situated in Ottawa, Ont. but operationally responsible to 3 Wing Bagotville, Que.

Photos courtesy of Pte Ryan Winton

Over the next few editions it is our intent to run articles on the Squadron Commanders from Royal Military College of Canada.  All of them contribute a great deal to RMC, in general and to the cadets in their Squadron, in particular.

In no special order and the first four in a series:

22702 Captain Nathan Caley Price: 1 Squadron

Captain Price has been 1 Squadron Commander (Hudson), Military Wing at RMC in Kingston since July 2008. His wife 22558 Captain Sandra Kathleen Price (nee Reibin) (RMC 2003) is 5 Squadron Commander.

As a 1st and 2nd year Officer Cadet, he was a member of 4 Squadron at RMC. In 3rd and 4th year, he was a member of 3 Squadron where he served as a Section Commander and Sports Representative. He stayed fit by playing volleyball and soccer, and to this day: “I remain a fan of volley ball and soccer at RMC.” He earned a degree in science at RMC.

He has served in the Canadian Forces for 9 years. As a combat engineer, he is a member of the Military Engineer branch of the Canadian Forces. Combat engineers ensure that friendly troops can live, move and fight on the battlefield, and deny the same abilities to enemy troops. He served at 1 CER in Edmonton for four years and returned to RMC as 1 Squadron Commander in July 2008.

When asked about the toughest part of the job: “Passing on the experience I’ve gained and preparing Cadets for life in the military. One of the best parts about being a Squadron Commander is getting feedback from the Cadets in which you have made a difference. We had just underwent a change of Cadet Squadron Leaders and when I saw the first semester Cadet Squadron Leader in the hallway just after Christmas he said, ‘Sir I think I’m going through withdrawals, I kind of miss my Capt Price time’, that made my week.” His thoughts on the toughest part of the job: “Putting in the time and effort but not having anyone know the full scope of what you do. I was a cadet 5 years ago, I didn’t think my Sqn Comd did anything.”

Fond of his experience with a Cadet Squadron, he had this anecdote to share: “When the Director Cadets did his inspection of our Squadron lines, he asked a cadet to tell who is the current Chief of the Air Staff. The cadet quickly and confidently responded – ‘LGen W.A. Watt’. The DCdts then turned around to the cadet one foot away on the other side of the hallway and asked him who is the current Chief of the Land Staff . This cadet replied with – ‘I don’t know, I’m Air Force.’ The DCdts and without missing a beat, ‘Fine, who is the Chief of the Air Staff?’ The cadet didn’t have a clue. At first I couldn’t believe that the cadet couldn’t repeat what was just said 30 seconds previously.”

Reflecting on his time as a leader in the Canadian Forces: “Being back at RMC and seeing cadets get extremely flustered in the presence of the Director Cadets and the Commandant reminds me personally of how much I’ve developed in 5 years. It reminds me to think about what is going on in the head of the cadet on the other side of the desk. I’m happy to be back at RMC, I’m sure this experience will help me back at the Regiment understand why the 17/18 year old Sappers do the things that they do.”

How he would like to be remembered by cadets? “I want to be remembered as the example of what to do. I don’t want to be remembered as the example of what not to do.”

Captain Price’s preferred posting before RMC was with the 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER), the Operational Military Engineer Unit supporting 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. “I had a really good time during my four years at 1 CER. I enjoyed the experiences, Regimental functions, and the family atmosphere of the Regiment.”

Following his tour of duty at RMC Captain Price looks forward to a Canadian Forces Joint Head Quarters posting: “I hope to deploy in a Joint Headquarters position.” [The CFJHQ forms the deployable element of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM) Headquarters based in Ottawa. The CFJHQ, which is a lodger unit of CFB Kingston, provides the Commander of CEFCOM with a joint high-readiness rapidly deployable operational-level integrated command-and-control capability for assigned tasks in order to achieve CF stated military objectives.]

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19426 Captain Lee Wendland: 4 Squadron

Captain Wendland graduated from Engineering Physics in 1994 and was a key member of the varsity basketball team for four years. He acted as team Captain for the 1993/4 season.

He comes from a small town out west called Gull Lake, Saskatchewan. Lee joined the military at 17 years of age because he wanted to get out of Gull Lake and see the world. Since his early teens he had always wanted to be a pilot. “The scary thing was that my first time really out of the small town atmosphere was aircrew selection in Toronto and I wasn’t sure what I had gotten myself into. Well, keeping things short, I did not make pilot but accepted Air Navigator (now Airborne Combat Systems Officer) and have enjoyed my almost 19 years of military service ever since.”

Lee was posted to RMC in 2003 and completed a Masters Degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering specializing in Non-Destructive Testing. He then lectured in the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department. He was supposed to remain on in this capacity until APS (active posting season) 2009 but one day last Spring during a pick-up basketball game one of the Sqn Comd said to him “welcome to the ‘dark-side’ – you are on our new org chart as the 6 Sqn Comd”. “Well, that was the first I’d heard of anything so I started investigating and two or three days later I got a message from the Commandant’s EA stating that I was being considered for a Sqn Comd position and that the Commandant would like to interview me.”

Lee switched offices in July 2008 to become 4 Squadron Commander – rejoining his Alma Mater!
“What I like most about being a Squadron Commander is working with the Cadets. It is interesting to watch their personalities develop as they mature during their time here and knowing that I had some influence in shaping them. The toughest part of the Squadron Commander position is the bureaucracy.”

When asked to share some anecdotes or funny stories: …”there are always things going on here at the college but either I am missing them going on in my squadron or else I’ve been lucky or unfortunate depending on how you look at it.” Between being a squadron commander and lecturing for Chem/Chem Eng, Captain Wendland is an assistant coach with the (W) varsity basketball team; he certainly doesn’t have a lot of free time. “One thing I will say – when I started lecturing again this term the groan was audible when I walked into class and the cadets realized who I was. They definitely knew that I would notice any absences and that I have a direct line to their squadron commanders.” There is no pulling the wool over his eyes in the academic or athletic components here!

When asked on how he would like to be remembered by cadets. “It is difficult for me to answer what would I like to be remembered by cadets. You always remember those who stand out for doing something great or screwing-up. I would really like not to be remembered for the latter.”

Lee arrived at RMC from Cold Lake. “My best posting prior to arriving at RMC has to be the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE), Cold Lake, AB as a Flight Test Navigator. It was a very exciting and demanding job. I loved the flying and the challenge of flight test work. It was also great being out West. As an outdoorsman, I loved being in Big Sky Country and when I wasn’t working I was taking advantage of all the opportunities Alberta had to offer.”

Lee is currently mulling over what he would like to do following his tour of duty at RMC. He has enjoyed the military but he is not so interested in moving again. “I am considering a number of options at this point. First I would like to complete my PhD and get back into a teaching position with a University or College. Second, I would love to get a job as a full time basketball coach. Thirdly – become a reservist and find a good position in the Kingston geographic area. Lastly, which is most appealing but least likely, I could win the lottery and retire to do whatever I feel like doing.”

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22558 Captain Sandra Kathleen Price: 5 Squadron

Captain Sandra Kathleen Price (nee Reibin) graduated from RMC in 2003 and has been 5 Squadron Commander (Brock), Military Wing, at RMC in Kingston since July 2008.

As an Officer Cadet, she was a member of 4 Squadron at RMC for 2 years, followed by a 2 year stint with 6 Squadron. In her final year, she served as Aide de Camp and lived in Wing HQ. Her husband, 22702 Captain Nathan Price (RMC 2003), is the Squadron Commander of the Stone Frigate.

She is an Aerospace Control Officer – specifically Instrument Flight Rules Controller – Air Traffic Control MOSID 00184. IFR air traffic controllers coordinate the safe, efficient and orderly flow of air traffic in a Flight Information Region. Using radar and advanced flight data management systems, IFR air traffic controllers track all flights within your sector, give pilots en route instructions, give terminal clearances at certain airports and hand off the plane to your colleague in the next centre, or at an air traffic control tower.

She returned to RMC as 5 Squadron Commander in July 2008.

“What I like most about being a Squadron Commander is the interaction with the Officer Cadets. You forget what it is like here after you graduate and move on. Coming back to interact with the cadets who have a lot of energy is very rewarding. Seeing a few of them overcome obstacles and succeed is also a great thing.” When asked to share the toughest part of the job: “Managing the few problem cases can take up a lot of time. We have so many things we want to do for the Squadron and our to-do list just grows and grows. The tough part comes when a few critical issues or discipline problems arise and we manage as best we can but it can get very busy at times.”

When asked to share some anecdotes: “Although I have been a CF member for almost 10 years, my history with the Military Colleges extends much further. I was christened at Royal Roads Military College since my father Chief Warrant Officer (ret`d) Don Reibin served at the time as Drill Sergeant Major at RRMC. My sister 23234 Captain Heather M Reibin (RMC 2005) and I both opted to attend RMC after completing high school in Ottawa.”

When asked how she would like to be remembered by cadets: “As being fair but also consistent. I also try to emphasize what they need to learn for their careers past the College so I hope it helps them out in the long run.”

Captain Price arrived at RMC from Cold Lake. “My only operational posting prior to this was working as an IFR Air Traffic Controller at 4 Wing Cold Lake for 3 years. I really enjoy the trade and working with the F18s is a high-paced environment so I had a really good time. I took part in several NATO Tactical-Evaluation exercises that were testing the deployability of the F18s and it was a great experience to see all aspects of the Air Force come together with the aim of getting the aircraft overseas.”

Following her tour of duty at RMC, Captain Price looks forward to an operational posting. “I hope to go back to an Operational Unit and spend more time controlling and try to get some overseas experience. I’d love an out-Can posting at some point if it’s possible.”

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22544 Captain Jean-Victor Lavoie: 6 Squadron

Captain Jean-Victor Lavoie (CMR RMC 2003) has served as 6 Squadron Commander (Brant) at RMC in Kingston since June 08. He arrived back at RMC after a 10 month tour in Afghanistan.

He comes from Chicoutimi, one of the three boroughs of Saguenay, Québec located 225 kilometres north of Quebec City. He joined the Canadian Forces in June 1998. “I joined the CF for the adventure”. His is an infantry officer whose unit affiliation is Le Royal 22e Régiment, the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The infantry regiment is nicknamed the Van Doos, a corruption of vingt-deux, French for “twenty-two.”

Reflecting on his time at RMC, he lived in the pre-renovation Fort Haldimand at RMC with Brock Squadron. At the time, Fort Haldimand was known as a very noisy dorm. “In the morning, we were woken by loud music, usually `Crazy Train` by Ozzy Osbourne.” Capt Lavoie made some great friends at RMC, “I keep contact with and talk regularly with my friend 22590 Captain Christophe Lawrence Guilbaud-Mcharg (RMC 2003), an infantry officer.” In second year, Fort Haldimand was closed for much needed renovations. “Sound and light would come in to my room in Haldimand from around a big hole in the closet. There were humidity and air quality problems from the pool in the basement.” He moved to Fort Sauve, which was then a brand new, very nice dorm. In 3rd-4th year, he lived in Fort LaSalle with 4 Squadron (Frontenac). At RMC, he studied business administration and he stayed fit by playing a lot of ultimate frisbee and soccer.

When asked what he likes most about being a Squad Commander “I like to mentor the Officer Cadets and to see them learning. As a graduate of RMC, I remember my life at the college. I can relate to cadets and understand how a cadet thinks and feels.” “The toughest part of being a Squad Com is to understand how crucial that position is for the development and the progression of an Officer Cadet. Since the Officer Cadets see you every day, you become their role model of a leader and officer in the Canadian Forces.”

Asked how he would like to be remembered by cadets: “I would like to be remembered as someone who is hardworking, fair, and ethical. I hope to be remembered as a good role model and mentor for the cadets.”

His favorite posting prior to arriving at RMC was as an infantry platoon commander in a battle group, assisted by a Platoon Warrant with three eight-to-ten-person sections and a heavy weapons detachment which deploys a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, and/or 60 mm mortar depending on mission requirements. “Prior to my posting to RMC, my favourite posting was as an Infantry platoon commander. The best part of the job was leading the troops on a daily basis. I dealt with people about real life situations and I had a very important task to accomplish.”

What would he like to do following his time at RMC? “Since I joined the Canadian Forces for the adventure, the choice is not very hard. I would like to return to the battalion and be deployed again as an infantry officer in a battle group or with the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT).”

5272 Colonel (Ret`d) David T. Lightburn (RRMC RMC 1961) is a Peace Operations and Crisis Management Consultant and Senior Advisor to the Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden. He is a Life-Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres, and independent Peace Operations Consultant. He retired from the Canadian Forces (Colonel) in 1987 after 30 years service. Military career highlights include Regimental command, service with the United Nations in the Middle East, Defence Advisor to the Canadian Ambassador to NATO, and Director of Operational Readiness for the Canadian Forces. During the period 1987-2000, he was a member of NATO staff, including principal member of NATO’s Balkans Task Force and founder and Head of the Alliance’s Peacekeeping Section; and, 2001-2004, Director External Affairs, Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, Canada. He has published articles on peace operations, crisis management and related topics.

http://www.peaceopstraining.org/staff_bio.php?name=lightburn

David.Lightburn@folkebernadotteacademy.se

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8016 Mr Vaughan DV Bentley (RMC 1969) is a senior associate in teambuilding and organizational development and head of the Strathmere Management Centre`s speakers` bureau based in Ottawa. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature, Royal Military College and a M.Ed (admin) from Queen`s University. He consults in organizational development, leadership, teambuilding, change management, mediation, communication, strategic planning and human resource management.

stratemere@strethmere.com

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8291 Mr Ian L. Jackson (CMR RMC 1970) is executive director and a senior stratethmere centre associate in strategy, organizational transformation and human resources management. He is the managing partner of Nexus HR Solutions, based in Ottawa. Ian Jackson provides a wide range of management consulting services to clients in the public and private sectors. An accomplished bilingual senior manager with over 30 years of experience in positions of increased responsibility in the military and public sector. He holds a BA in Economics and Commerce, Royal Military Colllege.

http://www.nexushr.ca/pages/about.htm#core

ijackson@nexushr.ca

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8934 BGen (Ret’d) Vince W. Kennedy (RRMC RMC 1971) attended Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, British Columbia and the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor Degree in International Studies. He attended the Canadian Land Forces Command Staff College in Kingston and the British Combat Team Commander’s Course in the United Kingdom. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1979 he took command of A company, Third Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in Oakington, UK where he was promoted to Major and went to Cyprus in 1980 as part of the British contingent in UNFICYP (United Nations Forces in Cyprus). He returned to Canada in 1981 and the Canadian Forces Command Staff College in Toronto. In 1982 he commanded B company, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and went with the Battalion to Cyprus in 1982 until 1983 when he was transferred to Admin Company. When the Second Battalion left for Germany in 1984 Major Kennedy organized the Farewell to Winnipeg Tattoo. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1985 and assumed the duties of Senior Staff Officer Individual Training at Mobile Command Headquarters. Lieutenant Colonel Kennedy was then poste d to Army Staff College at Frontenac, Kingston in 1986 as a member of the Directing Staff until 15 July 1987 when he took command of the First Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry until 16 August 1989. Lt. Col. Kennedy then went “under” to the Australian Army Command and Staff College, Fort Queenscliffe, Victoria, as a member of the Directing Staff until January 1991, when he attended the Joint Services Staff College in Canberra, Australia, and earned a Graduate Diploma in Strategic Studies. He returned to Canada in July 1991 to take up the duties of Senior Staff Officer Operations and Plans at Mobile Command Headquarters during a hectic time in army force generation for Croatia, Bosnia, Cambodia and Somalia. He was promoted to Colonel in January 1993 and posted as Chief of Staff, 1st Canadian Division Headquarters. After 3 years of active training and contingency work there, he proceeded as a student to the US Army War College, Carlisle, PA. He took up the position as Chief of Staff, Canadian Forces College Toronto, upon return to Canada in 1997. He was promoted to Brigadier-General and took up his duties in Ottawa in 2000. In 2003, after 38 years of service, BGen Kennedy retired and still lives in Ottawa.

More info in Archives Canada

wenwayken@aol.com

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8944 Col (Ret’d) Paul JM Maillet (RRMC RMC 1971) is owner and president of the Paul Maillet CENTER FOR ETHICS based in Ottawa. Since 2001, this company specializes in providing domestic and international clients with services and support in business, government or organizational ethics and controlling corruption. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the Royal Military College, Kingston. He is the former aerospace engineering officer in the Air Force and former director of defence ethics in the Canadian Department of National Defence.

http://www.strathmere.com/learningcommunity/documents/Maillet_1-pager.swf

http://www.magma.ca/~pmaillet/

pmaillet@magma.ca

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10763 Colonel Randall T Wakelam (RRMC RMC 1975) is Director of Research and Symposia at Canadian Forces College in Toronto. The Canadian Forces College plays an important role in the professional development of Canadian officers who seek to make a significant contribution to the military profession and to their country. Among distinguished graduates and former staff are most of Canada’s high-ranking officers. The Canadian Forces College organizes symposia and workshops of interest to the defence community. The Canadian Forces College marked its 65th Anniversary at Armour Heights in October 2008.

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11320 Colonel Robert P Testa OMM CD (CMR RMC 1977) is Canadian Military Engineer Branch Chief Engineer, Director General Military Engineering at NDHQ in Ottawa. Colonel Robert Testa enrolled in the Canadian Forces in Montreal, QC and attended Collège Militaire Royal and the Royal Military College graduating with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Nuclear). Colonel Testa completed his MBA degree at the University of Ottawa.. Promoted to his current rank in May 2004, he was posted as Director Geospatial Intelligence. He returned to the Vice Chief of Defence Staff as Director Defence Strategy Management in 2007 before assuming the duties of Director General Military Engineering and Chief Military Engineer for the CF in 2008. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Military Merit (OMM) in 2004. The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded him the prestigious “NGA Medallion for Excellence”. Colonel Testa is also a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

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11363 LGen Michel Gauthier, CMM, MSC, CD (RMC 1977) is the Senior Serving Engineer in the Canadian Forces. He enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1973, graduating from the Royal Military College in Kingston with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross in recognition of his leadership on Operation Harmony from March to September 1992. LGen Gauthier was appointed the first Commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command in September 2005. After initially creating the command, he has been responsible to the CDS for all of the CF’s operational missions abroad, most notably operations in Southern Afghanistan since February 2006. Lieutenant-General Gauthier has attended numerous courses in Canada, the US and overseas, including the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College (88-89), the U.S. Army War College (97-98), and the U.S. Pinnacle Course (07). He enjoys most sports, jogs regularly, and is a determined but relatively inept golfer.

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dsa-dns/sa-ns/ab/sobv-vbos-eng.asp?mAction=View&mBiographyID=47

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12493 Murray A Beare (RMC 1980) is the owner, Murray Beare Consulting Ltd., an Information technology and Services Consulting firm in Ottawa. He is the Solution Architect Engineering on the Materiel Acquisition and Support Information System project at National Defence HQ. Murray completed a very challenging and grueling 4 day bike ride in 2008 around the Cabot trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia that included hills with grades of 12-16% for 2-5km. He hopes to ride part of the Ottawa Bike Club Kingston ride with 12632 Major-Gen Mike Ward (RMC 1980), BGen Ian Poulter (RRMC RMC 1980) and catch a glimpse of E0733 LCol Tony J O’Keeffe, RMC DCdts, as he is incorporating the Ottawa Bike Club Kingston ride into his final prep for the Race across America. The 2009 edition of the Rideau Lakes Cycle tour will be held on June 6th and 7th, 2009 – 1800 participants will bicycle for two days along one of four picturesque tours to Kingston and back to Ottawa.  His brother, 13337 Major-Gen Stuart A Beare (RMC 1983), will also be participating in the Ottawa Bicycle Club ride to Kingston.

http://www.ottawabicycleclub.ca/rlct

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15831 Major Jean-François Legault (CMR RMC 1987) is an engineer in the Canadian Forces. In 1982, he joined the Canadian Forces and graduated Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada in 1987 with a B Eng. in Chemical and Materials Engineering. He then completed his training as an Army Engineer and was posted to Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, AB, as the Engineering Officer. In 1990, Jean-François was promoted to the rank of Captain and transferred to 5th Combat Engineer Regiment, Valcartier, QC. During that tour, he took part to United Nations missions in Cyprus and Cambodia. In 1993, he returned to Royal Military College to obtain his M Eng. in Chemical and Materials Engineering and was subsequently appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Promoted to Major in 1999, Jean-François was transferred to the Directorate of Engineers, National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa, ON. In 2001, he was posted to the Directorate of Nu clear, Biological and Chemical Defence, as project director responsible for the detection and identification of chemical and radiological agents. He is also the nuclear, biological and chemical advisor to the Ontario Provincial Police Provincial Emergency Response Team. As of July 2005, Major Legault has been working at Canada Command as of one the lead planners for the Canadian Forces support to the Vancouver 2010 Games. In January 2008, he was elected as Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada.

http://www.redr.ca/about/bios/Legault.htm

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15907 Colonel Sylvain J Sirois CD (CMR RMC 1987) is the Canadian Forces Combat Engineering Representative. He is on advanced training at the Canadian Forces College. He joined the CF in June 1982 as an Officer Cadet at the Royal Military College in St-Jean (Québec). He graduated from the Royal Military College in Kingston (Ontario) in 1987 with a degree in Civil Engineering. In July 2000, upon graduation from the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and was posted to Ottawa as J3 Engineer Operations and Plans. In June 2002, he was appointed as Commanding Officer of 5e Régiment du génie de combat. During his command, he deployed to Operation ATHENA in Kabul as the National Command Element Chief of Staff. Upon his return in August 2004, he is posted to Ottawa as Director Land Infrastructure (DLI). In June 2006, upon promotion to his present rank, Col Sirois was posted to Kingston as the Chief of Staff Land Force Doctrine and Training System. He is currently a student at the Canadian Forces College on the new National Security program.

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dsa-dns/sa-ns/ab/sobv-vbos-eng.asp?mAction=View&mBiographyID=734

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15940 Dr. Lisa Bolton (RMC 1987) is Associate Professor of Marketing at the Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. Lisa Bolton joined Smeal in September 2008 from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where she served as assistant professor of marketing since 2000. Her research focuses on judgment and decision-making by managers and consumers, with substantive interests in new products, pricing, risk perceptions, and consumer spending and finances. Bolton holds a bachelor’s degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, a master’s degree from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida.

SMEAL College of Business

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17350 Ms Carole G. Jenkins (RMC 1990) is a lawyer with Smockum Zarnett Percival LLP in Toronto, Ontario. Her areas of practice are: Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Medical Negligence, Hospital Liability, Municipal Liability, Child Protection Agencies, Personal Injury, Occupier’s Liability, Professional Negligence, Automobile Insurance (tort) and Commercial Litigation. She graduated from Royal Military College of Canada with a Bachelor of arts (Hons.) in 1990. She graduate from Queens University with a Bachelor of Education in 1993. She graduated from University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Laws in 1998 (Gold Medalist). She was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2000. She is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association, Advocates’ Society, Medical-Legal Society and the Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers’ association.

http://www.szplaw.com/experts.html

cjenkins@szplaw.com

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19376 Major Lynne (Moore) Hounslow (RMC 1994) is a Project Manager (MIM) Space Systems Dir, Canadian Space Agency in St-Hubert, Quebec. She received a Canadian Foundation for International Space University Scholarship in Barcelona, Spain in 2008. Lynne earned her BSc in Mechanical Engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada and her MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. She is a Major in the Canadian Armed Forces and is currently assigned to the Canadian Space Agency working as a project Manager in the Space Programs Directorate. Very early in her assignment she was given the responsibilities for a new micro-satellite project and as a Programmatic Expert for the Canadian Space Station Program. Now, she is also the planner for the next generation of satellite communication payloads project, and the coordinator for the CASSIOPE (combining space science and telecommunications) satellite project. She has an extensive background in structural design, and has had responsibility for the professional development of junior engineers working in her Canadian Forces Squadron. She has been involved in international cooperation projects, working with colleagues from the United States, the Netherlands and Australia. Lynne has a reputation among her superior officers for her dependability, intelligence, adaptability and resourcefulness.

http://www.caisu.org/members/ssp/bios2008.html

LYNNE.HOUNSLOW@forces.gc.ca

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20396 Major Charity Weeden (nee Stephenson) (RMC 1996) is a Mission specialist, Canadian Space Agency in St-Hubert, Quebec. She received a Canadian Foundation for International Space University Scholarship in 2007. Charity has a BSc Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Royal Military College of Canada, and a MSc Masters, Science – Space Studies degree from the University of North Dakota, USA. Charity is a Major, in the Canadian Armed Forces. She was stationed with the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs. As an action officer, she was called upon to be a Command expert on International Traffic in Arms Regulations, among other duties. She is an experienced Orbital Analyst and served as a Deputy Sensor Network Manager for the United States Space Sensor Network for two years. Also, she is a Canadian Forces Air Navigator, has a solid understanding of radar, communications, and global navigation systems. She holds the highest A Category qualification as Navigator – Communicator and has demonstrated exception leadership skills on detachments in southwest Asia and throughout Europe. Charity has worked with diverse intergenerational and international teams through United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organization sanctioned operations. She is actively involved with ‘Women in Aviation International” and Canadian Women in Aviation. Off-the-job she relaxes with crafts, sewing and decorating. She and her husband are oenophiles

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M0539 Major Conrad E. Bourgeois (RRMC RMC 1992) serves as Deputy Program Manager on the Battle Control System-Fixed project management office in Hanscom Air Force Base, just outside Boston. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1979 as a Radar Technician and served in that trade in Comox, British Columbia, and in Lahr, Germany. He was commissioned from the ranks in 1988 to become a Communications and Electronics (Air) officer after graduating from the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1992. He later served in North Bay, Ontario, and at the United States Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He served as commandant of the Air Command Academy (ACA) in Borden and as the 16 Wing Telecommunications and Information Services Officer.

http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/3376/117/

conrad.bourgeois@forces.gc.ca

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Dr. Ian Moore is Executive Director of the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s – Royal Military College of Canada. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Engineering at Queen’s University. His more than 160 technical publications examine both conventional and trenchless installation and replacement of buried metal, concrete and thermoplastic pipes, contributing to North American and other codes of practice. Dr. Moore is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada, and awards include the Killam Research Fellowship. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario. He is the editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, which was chosen by the Canadian Geotechnical Society as its principal medium of publication of geotechnical, geological, hydrogeological, cold regions geotechnical, and geoenvironmental papers.

http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/journalDetail.jsp?jcode=cgj&lang=eng

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Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald is currently the Director of for the Cranfield Centre for Security Sector Management. She currently manages research programmes which focus on national security; political, security and economic interdependencies of stabilisation operations; and the relationship between conflict prevention and security sector reform. Ann is a Board member for the Institute for Research on Public Policy, a member of the National Security Working Group for the Canadian International Council (CIC), chair of the CSSM National Security Working Group and was was recently appointed to the Security Sector Advisory Group for UK Trade and Investment. Ann has worked on national security, security sector reform/management and joined-up government issues for 16 years and is widely published in this field. Her most recent book is an edited volume entitled From Conflict to Community: A Combatant’s Return to Citizenship. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), a Bachelor of Political Science (Honours) and an MBA degree from Queen’s
University, a Masters of Arts (War Studies) from the Royal Military College of Canada and a PhD in Defence Management from Cranfield University.

http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/dcmt/staff/page15001.jsp

afitzgerald.cu@defenceacademy.mod.uk

Who Am I?

By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03)

• I was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England and emigrated to Canada in 1906.
• In 1911, I joined the Royal North West Mounted Police and served on detachment duty in the Yukon until the outbreak of World War I.
• During the war, I received the Victoria Cross, the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order, being promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel.
• After the war, I was appointed to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and stationed in Calgary.
• In 1925, I married Constance Blytha Copeman and we had two children.
• During the 1920s and early 1930s, I served as staff officer in Winnipeg, Calgary.
• I served as staff officer at the Royal Military College in Kingston. My fonds at the University of Victoria include a photo album of cadets at the Royal Military College (Kingston, Ontario), 1929-1933.
• From 1936 to 1938, I attended the Imperial Defence College in London, England.
• In World War II, as Brigadier, I commanded the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade.
• In 1942, I was appointed general officer of Pacific command, overseeing defences on Canada’s West Coast.
• I retired from the army in 1945 and went into federal politics, winning the Nanaimo riding for the Conservative Party.
• In 1957, I became Minister of Defence under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
• I resigned from federal politics in 1960.
• I served as Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, from 1960 until 1968.
• I died in 1984.

A) Brooke Claxton
B) George Randolph Pearkes
C) Douglas Scott Harkness

Click HERE for the answer…

II Commandant RMC: 1886 – 1888

(Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards)

Major General Donald Roderick Cameron C.M.G. was born in Scotland. He was a retired officer of the Royal Artillery who had served in India during the Chutan campaign. Donald Cameron married Emma, the daughter of Sir Charles Tupper. Cameron came to Red River with William McDougall in1869, hoping to command a mounted police force and to command the militia. When Cameron met with Metis leaders against McDougall’s orders and ordered the Metis to remove a barricade, Cameron and his wife Emma were detained, until they were rescued by Sir Charles Tupper. Cameron translated Bishop Taché’s book on the Nor thwest (Sketch of the North West) into English in 1870. He was mentioned in despatches three times. Upon the recommendation of Sir John A. Macdonald, Donald was appointed British Boundary Commissioner by the British Foreign Office; he held this position for most of the 1870s, overseeing the International Boundary Survey from 1872 to 1876. He received the bronze medal of the Royal Humane Society in 1878, for saving a boy who had capsized a canoe in the Rideau Canal at Ottawa. Cameron was secretary of the Canadian delegation at the Paris Conference on Submarine Cables in 1883, and secretary to the Canadian Commission on Fisheries in Washington in 1887-88. Donald Cameron became a Major-General and a Commandant of the Royal Military College in Kingston from 1888 until 1896. He was also made a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George by Queen Victoria for his service to the British Commission. Cameron Falls and Cameron Lake in the vicinity of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada are named after him. The Donald Roderick Cameron fonds at the Provincial Archives of Alberta consist of a diary, a photograph of Captain Donald Roderick Cameron and photographs of the International Boundary Commission. Ruth and Leo Hamson donated the records to the Provincial Archives of Alberta in 1992 and 1993. The Hamsons likely received the records from Chris Cameron, great-grandson of Donald Roderick Cameron.

Sources:

Archives Canada

Manitoba Historical Society

Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada

RMC ’69 No Host Mixed Cocktail Party

This message is for members of the RMC ’69 class to announce a No Host Mixed Cocktail Party for 12 Feb 2009 with response requested by 06 Feb 2009 to Fletcher.Thomson@sympatico.ca

Date: Thursday 12 February
Time: 7:00PM – whenever
Location: El Meson Restaurant, 94 Beechwood (upstairs bar/dining room) Tel: 613-744-8484
Format: No-host cocktail party with spouses/partners with cash bar (finger food/nibblies courtesy of anonymous classmates)
Dress: Stylish casual (skip the jeans)
Parking: Adjacent to the restaurant and across the street in Caisse Populaire parking lot
Coord: Need to know numbers attending by 06 February to finalize finger food.

Optional Dining – El Meson opens for dinner at 5:00PM. Some of us are considering going there for an early dinner prior to the cocktail party. If others are interested let me know by 6 February and I’ll arrange a group table. If we have a large enough group the owner will serve dinner upstairs in the private dining room adjacent to the bar where we will gather for drinks after dinner.

Ce message est adressé aux membres de la classe du CMC/RMC ’69 pour annoncer un événement avec conjoint/partenaire qui aura lieu le 12 février 2009. S’il vous plaît répondre avant le 6 février a Fletcher.Thomson@sympatico.ca

Si vous connaissez d’autres camarades de notre classe s’il vous plaît transmettre ce courriel et copiez-moi.

date: Jeudi le 12 février
heure: 7:00 PM à ??
lieu: Restaurant El Meson, 94 avenue Beechwood (à l’étage du bar / salle à manger)
tél: 613-744-8484
Format: cocktail d’accueil avec bar payant (finger food / nibblies courtoisie des membres anonymes de la classe)
Tenue: élégante décontractée (mais pas de jeans)
Parking: situé à côté du restaurant et dans la rue près de la Caisse Populaire
Coordination: besoin de savoir le nombre de participants avant le 6 février pour finaliser la nourriture.

Arrangement facultatif à manger – le El Meson est ouvert pour le dîner à 5:00 PM. Certains d’entre nous envisagent d’y aller pour le dîner avant le cocktail. Si d’autres sont intéressés svp me le faire savoir avant le 6 février et je peux organiser une table pour le groupe. Si nous avons un assez grand groupe, le propriétaire servira le dîner en haut, dans la salle à manger privée adjacente au bar où nous nous réunirons pour prendre un verre après le dîner.

Ex-Cadets:  We don’t always know where you are…

e-Veritas needs YOUR help!

We pick-up our news sources from wherever we can, but we don’t always know where ex-cadets are or what they’re up to.  Readers are encouraged to forward any item on an Ex Cadet, graduate, or former staff member from any of the three military colleges.  College number & photo would make our life a lot easier.

Où sont-ils?  Que font-ils?

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 la langue reçue et rarement traduits. Nous invitons nos lecteurs à soumettre des articles à william.oliver@rmc.ca dans la langue de leur choix. Les articles ne doivent pas nécessairement être écrit par l’auteur de la communication: nous acceptons les biographies, articles de presse, documents en ligne, ou toute autre source.

Where are they now?   What are they doing?

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.  Articles need not be written by the submitter: we accept biographies, news articles, on-line documents, or any other pertinent source.

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Où êtes vous?

Ne coupez pas les ponts avec les CMRs! Une fois parti il nous est difficile de garder contact avec vous si vous ne nous fournissez pas vos coordonnées. Vous risquez de manquer des réunions et autres occasions d’interagir avec vos confrères et consoeurs. Avez vous avez changé d’adresse, de courriel, ou de numéro de telephone? Tenez nous au courant en appelant le 1-888-386-3762 ou par courriel à rmcclub@rmc.ca

Where are you?

Don’t lose touch with the RMCs!  Once you’ve left, it is difficult for us to keep in touch if you do not supply us with updated contact information.  You run the risk of missing reunions and other opportunities to interact with your College peers.   Have you changed address, e-mail, or phone number?  Let us know by calling 1-888-386-3762 or send us an e-mail at  rmcclub@rmc.ca

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have officially released their 2009 show schedule

“2009 promises to be a memorable year with the incorporation of the Golden Hawk F-86 Sabre and the Golden Centennaire Tutor into our show season,” said Major Chris Bard, Commanding Officer, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron and Snowbirds Team Lead. “We are looking forward to performing across North America and celebrating 100 years of powered flight in Canada.”

During the 2009 season, the Snowbirds are scheduled to participate in over 65 air shows in 43 locations, proudly telling the Canadian Forces story through their inspirational flying. As ambassadors of the Canadian Forces and Canada, the team will travel as far North as Fort St-John, B.C., as far South as the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., as far West as San Diego, Calif. and as far East as St-John’s, N.L. The team is performing in their hometown of Moose Jaw, Sask. 2 May and looking forward to performing in Baddeck, N.S the birthplace of aviation in Canada, 14 and 15 June. In addition, to commemorate the Centennial of Flight, the Snowbirds will be conducting 100 fly pasts of 100 Canadian towns or cities during the course of their show season.

During the team’s 39-year history, the Snowbirds have performed in about 2,150 air shows, before almost 130 million spectators.

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds’ mission is to represent the skill professionalism and teamwork of the Canadian Forces and to inspire Canadians to consider an exciting career in Canada’s military.

2009 Snowbirds and the Ex cadet connection:

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Photos (L-R): 6014 Squadron Honorary Colonel LGen (Ret’d) Fred Sutherland; 21970 Public Affairs Officer Captain Jennifer Jones; 22092 First Line Astern Captain Marco Rusconi; 19520 Inner Left Wing Captain Mike French.

The complete Snowbird Schedule can be found HERE

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Membership in the Society for Conservation Biology, Kingston Chapter is open to everyone, and currently includes approximately 100 undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty from the Royal Military College, Queen’s University, and members of the Kingston community. The Kingston SCB has weekly meetings and hosts evening seminars on topics relating to conservation each school term. Weekly meetings usually include an issue presentation by one of our members, committee reports and updates on current projects (e.g. education committee planting events, research on current local issues, letter writing campaigns, information on upcoming seminars, etc.) and then a summary of conservation and environment topics recently in the news. Visitors to weekly meetings are welcome! The Society also hosts an annual photography contest.

http://biology.queensu.ca/~scb/chapter.htm

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Call for Proposals

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) invites you to participate in the annual Eastern Ontario Symposium for Educational Technology (EOSET) 2009 conference being held on May 22, 2009 at UOIT in Oshawa, Ontario.

The EOSET Conference brings colleagues from Ontario’s eastern universities together to demonstrate, share, and report on educational technology research. The presenters will discuss innovative and creative uses of technology to improve student learning. These captivating presentations are a definite highlight of the conference.

Please submit proposals on the following themes of technology use to support teaching and learning:

* Cultivating digital literacy
* Experiential or exploratory learning
* Collaborative learning
* Planning and design of educational technology learning activities and/or environments
* Current uses of technology
* Rethinking learning

The conference is made up of one hour long sessions, comprised of three 15 minute presentations, organized by discipline. Speakers present for 15 minutes, and then sit on a panel for another 15 minutes to answer questions.

Proposals must include:

1. Names, positions, institutional affiliations, and contact information for the presenter(s). The person who submits the proposal will be the key contact.
2. Session title.
3. Theme under which you are submitting.
4. Workshop abstract (150 words) outlining the session goals, a brief summary, and potential audience.
5. All audiovisual requirements.

Please send your proposal by email to maureen.wideman@dc-uoit.ca This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Make sure to include your first and last name in the file name.

The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2009. You will be notified in mid-March of the selection of sessions.

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Canadian Military Engineer Association Bursary Program

The Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) Bursary Program was established to assist not only CMEA members entering post secondary educational programs but also their dependants. The program consists of three individual educational bursaries of $1000, to be awarded annually, for the year of study starting in Sep. Applicants may receive bursaries in more than one year of study, however annual application must be submitted. Priority shall be given to those applicants who have not previously received a bursary through this program. Bursary recipients will be chosen on the basis of scholastic and all-round achievement, with consideration for individual’s financial need. Applications for the CMEA Bursary Program shall be received by 15 September by: Canadian Military Engineer Branch Adjutant, Director General Military Engineering/Chief Military Engineering (DGME/Chief ME), National Defence Headquarters, Major-General George R. Pearkes Building Ottawa ON K1A 0K2

To get more details, click HERE.

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Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI) – SDF Internship Program

The Security and Defence Forum (SDF) Internship Program is operated by the Department of National Defence, and is intended to help recent MA graduates with a background in security and defence complement their studies with relevant work experience. For more details and application forms, please see: http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/newsite/SDF-eng.html ou en français à http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/newsite/awards-fra.html The CDA Institute, based in Ottawa, is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of Canada’s security situation and the vital role played by the Canadian Forces in our society. The CDA Institute conducts, inter alia, the very successful Annual Graduate Student Symposium, seminars, hosts the prestigious Annual Vimy Dinner and publishes studies such as, “Canadians and Asia-Pacific Security, Defence Requirements for Canada’s Arctic, and a quarterly journal, ON TRACK. For more information please visit our website at: www.cda-cdai.ca For more information, please contact : 6349 Colonel (Ret’d) Alain MJPA Pellerin (CMR RMC 1965), Executive Director, CDAI E-mail: director@cda-cdai.ca

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research’s Successful Societies Program seeks a postdoctoral scholar working on the transnational transfer of institutions, to fill a Junior Fellow position in 2009-10. During his or her tenure, the Junior Fellow will be integrated as a member of the Successful Societies Program, participating in the three meetings held each year in various locations in North America. The Junior Fellow will also participate in CIFAR’s elite Junior Fellow Academy, interacting with peers in the Institute’s eleven other programs. Junior Fellows are young scholars not more than five years from the Ph.D., who have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree, including a successful thesis defense. Compensation is up to $50,000 CAD per year, including benefits. All travel expenses to CIFAR meetings will be reimbursed as per CIFAR’s travel policy. Applications will include a curriculum vitae, a summary of the pertinence of previous research for the Successful Society project (no longer than 500 words), a research proposal (no longer than 1000 words) and three letters of reference (only one may be from a CIFAR program member) must be received by ron.levi@utoronto.ca no later than February 7, 2009.

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: Apply NOW!

3032 DERRICK, Maj (Ret’d) Alan Stanley
Royal Canadian Engineers
Graduate of KCVI, Kingston, Royal Military College(1954) and McGill University

Peacefully at Providence Care with his daughter by his side, and Douglas close by, on Saturday January 24, 2009 in his 79th year. Son of the late Merrill and Edna Derrick, brother of Donald Derrick of Sarnia, predeceased by brother Neil Derrick, sister Margaret Jackson and daughter Donna Lynn Wilson. Survived by daughter Deborah McCallan (Ric) of Kingston, son Douglas Derrick McLeod (Kimberley) of Toronto and grandchildren Nicholas (Marianna), Lucas, Mitchell, Sean, Justine, Elizabeth and Carolyn. Alan was known for his dedication to family, friends and community. In keeping with his wishes, cremation has taken place. Family will receive friends on Tuesday January 27th from 2 to 4 pm and from 7 to 9 pm at James Reid Cataraqui chapel. A celebration of Alan’s life will take place on Wednesday January 28th at 11 am at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 236 Nelson Street, Kingston. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to the Parkinson Society Canada or your charity of choice. Heartfelt thanks to the staff at Providence Care Geriatric Ward 26.

Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell was appointed by the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command as a Medals Adviser. Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell, a former member of the Canadian Army (Militia), Canadian Army (Regular) and the Canadian Armed Forces *, is assisting those who have had problems replacing lost or stolen medals or obtaining ones for which there was entitlement but which were never issued. He is currently a PhD candidate in history at the University of New Brunswick where is he also employed as a stipend instructor. He served for over forty-two years in the Canadian Army (Militia), Canadian Army (Regular) and the Canadian Armed Forces prior to his retirement in 2005. His last posting was at the Headquarters, Combat Training Centre at Camp Gagetown, NB. As a transportation officer in the Logistics Branch, he served in a variety of line and staff positions in navy, army, air force and headquarters units across Canada, and in the United States and the Unit ed Kingdom. He has a Master of Arts (War Studies) from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Bachelor of Arts (History) from the University of Western Ontario.He has a passion for military history, with a logistics flavour, and has written several articles for various journals on this subject. His first book was The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec, which was published by the New Brunswick Military Heritage Project and Goose Lane Publications in 2005. He is a member of the Orders and Medals Research Society, the Military Collectors Club of Canada, the Maritime Military Collectors Club and Branch #36 (New Brunswick Command) of the Royal Canadian Legion. He is currently expanding his interest in genealogy as he researches his Planter and Loyalist ancestors. He and his wife Carolyn Jamer, a former military nurse, have been married for over thirty-five years. They have two daughters, one is a Chartered Accountant and the other is an A i r Force officer with a Master’s degree in aerospace engineering.

http://www.legion.ca/ServiceBureau/medalsAdvisor_e.cfm

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The Canadian Mint has released a commemorative coin in honour of the 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada

On February 23, 1909, on a frozen lake in Nova Scotia, a silver-winged “aerodrome” amazed onlookers as it flew 0.8 km (0.5 mi) to complete the first airplane flight in Canada. Designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association under Alexander Graham Bell, the Silver Dart flew 50 times before being destroyed during military trials; around the world the potential value of flight in war was fast being discovered.

Indeed, the First World War was the first to witness air combat. By the end of the Second World War, Canada had established itself as a leader in aviation. It had built some of the best bombers of the war. On March 25, 1958, the mesmerizing and equally intriguing Avro Arrow made its historic maiden flight as one of the most advanced aircrafts of its time.

Building planes also meant testing them and pushing their limits. In 1942, 431 Bomber Squadron was formed and flew many successful missions during the Second World War. Over the years, it has been disbanded and re-launched and is best known today as the Snowbirds. Their breathtaking maneuvers are world-renowned and seem a universe away from the tentative flight made by the Silver Dart a century ago.

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HMS Algonquin’s name had been Valentine before she was turned over to the Canadians, and HMS Valentine’s ship badge would be easy to visualize. HMCS Algonquin was not as simple. I went to the library to learn about the tribe for whom we were named. Algonquins lived in Ontario and Quebec, and the name in their tongue indicated “the place of spearing fish and eels.” I made a drawing of an arm holding a spear over heraldic waves. Impaled on the spear writhed an eel, which was meant to represent an evil German submarine. I showed my drawing to the captain. His reaction was to show the arm coming up out of the water bent, exactly like the arm on the Royal Military College of Canada’s badge. I adjusted my drawing and we passed the design on to John Brown’s, our builder . . . .” The above quotes are taken from Latham Jenson’s book “Tin Hats, Oilskins & Seaboots”, published by Robin Brass Studio Inc., Toronto. 

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Canada’s Centennial of Flight: RMC circa 1919-1920

These aerial views of Royal Military College with Martello tower in foreground are part of the Canada Patent and Copyright Office collection, Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca). Three of the photos were taken by McCarthy Aero Service Ltd. in 1920. One photo was taken by Bishop Barker Co. in 1919.