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We Owe So Many People Thank You’s…;
Nos meilleurs vœux de santé, de bonheur et de prospérité!
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It’s that time of year! We will lay down tools next week. This edition of e-Veritas is #52 for 2009. We expect to be back with Issue #1 in the early days of 2010.
We would like to acknowledge a number of great people some of whom are well known, others, not so well known but nevertheless key members of our team
We have a lot of people to thank! We rely on the dedication and cooperation of many different people in order to accomplish our goals. We are grateful to all of those who have contributed their time and / or expertise whether it is their writing talent or technical skills with format and layouts.
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First and foremost, Peter Dawe, RMC Club, Executive Director continues to provide the type of leadership that motivates and encourages us to stick around for a little while longer. His unwavering loyalty during the good and tough times is very evident to us and much appreciated.
The RMC Club Executive led by past president, Jeff Kearns and current president Gord Clarke have both delivered valuable insights and support which has had a positive impact on what we do week after week.
Thanks to Victoria Edwards (photo right) for constantly generating marvelously creative ideas and for her hard work and enthusiasm in implementing them with first class 
articles every edition. In particular, her “Who Am I” is a constant must read. Also, Victoria provides us with “gems” day in and day out covering a wide range of subjects. Her interviews with former staff members and ex cadets combined with “Where are they now articles” are all very popular.
Karen Inkster (see her note below) has provided timely and high quality “interviews” with a Royal Roads Military College flavour. Karen has informed us that her e-Veritas submissions for 2010 may be cut back due to other essential work commitments.
Noelani Shore joined our team in the last quarter of the year and has been a perfect fit with her high quality human interest profiles of ex cadets.
For the last half of 2009 we have received regular first class pieces from, Eric Le Marec – RMCSJ Public Affairs Officer. Eric ensures our Inbox is full with very informative pieces that keeps all our readers aware of the rapid and high quality growth within the fledgling RMCSJ programs.
Locally, Daniel.Madryga, RMC Public Affairs Officer keeps us well informed and up-to-date on what is happening around the college.
The commandants at both RMCC & RMCSJ over the past three years have been exceptional in support of e-Veritas. Most of the feedback that we receive from them is of the “Sierra Hotel” or “Bravo Zulu” variety.
The help from Officer Cadets at one time or another during the past 12 months has been absolutely fantastic. Most notably: Sebastien Delage, Dean Fleet, Leaf Tremback, Julia Anderson, and Ken Eady have all been key members of the “A” team. Without their assistance we would not have been able to meet the weekly deadlines and not accomplished near the final product week after week. We can not overstate their combined contributions.
Finally, the support and goodwill from many our readers is very much appreciated.
To those of you who will be celebrating the birth of the baby Jesus on the 25 December – Merry Christmas. To everyone – Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!!
Pour ceux qui célébrerons la naissance de Jésus le 25 décembre – Joyeux Noël.
Et à tous joyeuses fêtes et bonne et heureuse Année!!
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Bill,
I am so sorry that you haven’t heard from me. My job is transitioning so I probably won’t be able to contribute as often, but will still try to do it every other week if that’s okay. Thanks again for the support that you and Rolande gave me while I was in Kingston, and I wish you a very Merry Christmas!
For this week, I’d like to just pass along the following message:
It has been such a pleasure to hear from many of you ex-cadet alumni throughout the year – I love my job and the opportunity it gives me to interact with such an interesting and supportive group. Thank you for your contributions to the military heritage of Royal Roads! Each year the university puts together a holiday e-card in efforts to be environmentally sustainable and this year’s can be found here: http://www.royalroads.ca/holidaycard-09/rru/.
I hope that you all have a wonderful season and that watching the e-card reminds you of the magic of Royal Roads. Best wishes to you and your families.
Warm regards,
Karen Inkster
Alumni Relations Coordinator
Royal Roads University
(250) 391-2600 x. 4405
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Truelove Family-2009
Although Brenda and I only came here with our family a short few months ago; we have been told time and time again that our time in Kingston will be some of the best years of our lives. So far, I must say we are in total agreement.
The reception we have had by both the military and civilian communities has been nothing short of remarkable. The new friendships I am sure, will last for many years to come.
This is the time of year when most of us take a moment to reflect upon the past year and where it has brought us and of course where the New Year will take us. We have so much to be thankful for.
I would be amiss if I did not thank the Base Commander, Col Fawcett and his staff for the wonderful support they give RMC.
I would also like to thank Mayor Rosen, the counsellors and the city staff for the kindness and interest taken towards the Canadian Forces and RMC in particular.
Most of all, I would like to thank the citizens of Kingston. Your open support for the Canadian Forces is heart-warming. The yellow ribbon stickers on your vehicles and homes, and the “wear red on Friday” campaign mean a lot to our soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen and Special Forces soldiers. We all acknowledge and appreciate your support and caring.
In closing, as you celebrate the holidays, I would ask that you each take a few minutes to remember our Canadian Forces members, our civilian partners from across all departments, and our allies who today are conducting operations on the ground, at sea and in the air to ensure our defence and security. I would also ask that you remember their families who sacrifice so much so that their loved ones can fulfill their duty to country. We owe them all a great deal of gratitude.
On behalf of my entire family, I would like to offer my best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year. Special wishes are extended to those separated from their loved ones serving overseas during this period. We eagerly await your safe return in the New Year.
Brenda et moi sommes arrivés au Collège en compagnie de notre famille il y a seulement quelques mois. On nous a souvent répété que notre affectation à Kingston compterait parmi l’une des meilleures de notre vie. Jusqu’ici, je dois dire que je suis entièrement d’accord.
L’accueil que nous ont réservé les communautés militaire et civile a été tout à fait remarquable. Les nouveaux liens d’amitié que nous avons forgés dureront pendant de nombreuses années, j’en suis sûr.
Voici venu le temps de l’année où la plupart d’entre nous prennent un moment pour réfléchir à l’année qui se termine et aux réalisations accomplies et, bien sûr, à l’année qui s’approche et aux projets futurs. Nous avons de nombreuses raisons d’être reconnaissants.
Je ne peux passer sous silence le merveilleux appui offert au CMR par le commandant de la Base, le Col Fawcett, et son personnel. Je les en remercie.
J’aimerais également remercier le maire Rosen, les conseillers et le personnel de la ville de leur bonté et de l’intérêt qu’ils portent aux Forces canadiennes et, en particulier, au CMR. Surtout, j’aimerais remercier les citoyens de Kingston. Le soutien manifeste que vous accordez aux Forces canadiennes fait chaud au cœur. Les rubans jaunes sur vos véhicules et vos maisons, et la campagne invitant les civils à porter des vêtements rouges le vendredi réconfortent beaucoup nos soldats de l’Armée de terre, de la Marine, de la Force aérienne et des Forces spéciales. Nous reconnaissons et apprécions tous votre appui et vos bons sentiments.
Pour conclure, je vous demanderais à tous de prendre quelques minutes dans le temps des Fêtes pour penser à nos militaires canadiens, à nos partenaires civils de tous les ministères et à nos alliés qui conduisent actuellement des opérations sur terre, en mer et dans les airs pour assurer notre défense et notre sécurité. Je vous demanderais également une pensée pour les familles qui sacrifient tant afin que leurs êtres chers puissent s’acquitter de leur devoir envers le pays. Nous leur devons toute notre reconnaissance.
Au nom de ma famille, j’aimerais vous souhaiter de joyeuses Fêtes et une bonne et heureuse année. J’offre mes souhaits en particulier aux personnes séparées de leurs proches qui sont en mission à l’étranger pendant cette période. Nous attendons avec impatience qu’ils reviennent sains et saufs au cours de la nouvelle année.
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Photos by: Ken Eady
Two classy RMCC squadron commanders are leaving the college this week.
Lt(N) Greg Walker (Two (L) photos with Maj R Parent & DDCdt LCdr H Laplante) is off to England for the next 18 months or so on course.
Lt(N) Tony Lefresne (Two photos (R) with Maj M Parisien & LCdr H Laplante) is heading off to Victoria for a career course at Esquimalt.
Both these officers were well known and highly respected in and around the college for the past couple of years; both made significant contributions to the development of the cadets and could be counted on to go “above & beyond” to make sure things were done right.
From all of us at Panet House – thanks for the support. You will both be missed!
Article by: WJO – photos by: Ken Eady
A University Training Plan – Non Commissioned Members (UTPNCM) officer cadet is being credited for saving a burning CFB Kingston, Private Married Quarter (PMQ), but he says he just did what anyone would have done.
He may be right but he did it quickly and he obviously knew what he was doing likely because of his previous training at sea.
II Year, M0972 David Demel (photo above) who grew up in Woodstock, Ontario after emigrating to Canada with his family when he was 13 years old from Prague, Checkoslovakia responded to a frantic knock on his door from a good Samaritan last Wednesday evening.
An unidentified, person who was driving by noticed smoke coming from 12 Queenston Heights – which happens to be next door to Dan, his wife Maria and their six year old son Ethan.
After taking a quick look to ensure no one was home, OCdt Demel ran back inside his house to retrieve a small fire extinguisher which he subsequently emptied into the fire.
Seeing that it was not enough, a second fire extinguisher was brought by OCdt Demel’s wife Maria, and was again emptied. Being out of extinguishers, the Good Samaritan and OCdt Demel then proceeded to throw snow on the fire, until the arrival of the Kingston Fire Department.
The firefighters jumped into action, ripping off the siding, dousing the remaining fire with water, and inspecting the remainder of the house. Minimal damage was done to the PMQ which was free of occupants at the time of the fire. (See (R) photo above)
“OCdt Demel quick thinking by using his personnel fire extinguisher prevented the fire from worsening until the arrival of the fire vehicles,” stated Michel Arpin, Base Fire Chief.
The Fire Chief added: “By his action the damage to the structure was kept to a minimum and prevented the fire to propagate to the inside of the structure and possibly damaging a lot of the content and ruining someone Christmas.”
The former Leading Seamen, Naval Weapons Technician who will be an AERE officer at graduation credits his training with the Rapid Response Teams while he was serving on HMCS Algonquin 2006 – 2008 for being able to handle such an emergency.
“We had numerous training drills while serving on Algonquin,” said the modest 12 year member of the Canadian Forces while his wife Maria stood nearby beaming with pride.
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Posted by rmcclub on 20th December 2009
En cette période des Fêtes, l’adjudant-chef Beaudoin se joint à moi pour vous offrir nos meilleurs vœux de santé, bonheur et de prospérité.
Depuis sa réouverture en 2008, le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean est rapidement devenu une institution éducationnelle vouée à l’excellence dans toutes les composantes de ses programmes. Cette année aura été marquée par l’évolution continue de ces composantes, et entre autres, par la remise des premiers diplômes d’études collégiales aux élèves-officiers. L’ampleur du travail à accomplir était énorme et tout le personnel du Collège a relevé ce défi de taille avec brio.
Je voudrais donc profiter de cette occasion pour souligner l’excellent travail de nos militaires, employés de la fonction publique et du Programme de soutien au personnel, employés contractuels, ainsi que nos partenaires de la Corporation du Fort Saint-Jean. J’aimerais également remercier le personnel de la Garnison Saint-Jean et du 5e Groupe de soutien de secteur qui nous ont fourni un soutien exceptionnel.
Le temps des fêtes est l’occasion pour se réunir en famille et entre amis. Alors, amusez-vous et profitez de chaque instant avec vos êtres chers. Que ce temps de retrouvailles soit pour vous une occasion de célébrer dans la joie et la fraternité. Il est également important de prendre le temps de se ressourcer car l’année 2010 sera remplie de projets et de défis que nous saurons relever une fois de plus.
Nos pensées accompagnent aussi nos collègues qui répondent à l’appel du devoir loin de leur famille ainsi que ceux qui nous ont quittés. Puissent nos vœux de courage accompagner leurs êtres chers.
Sincèrement,
Colonel François Pion
Commandant du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
Adjudant-chef Serge Beaudoin
Adjudant-chef du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
With the Festive Season approaching fast, Chief-Warrant Officer Beaudoin joins me in wishing you all happiness, prosperity and good health.
Since its reopening in 2008, the Royal Military College Saint-Jean has rapidly evolved into an educational institution that promotes excellence in all components of its programs. This year was marked by the continued evolution of these components, and in particular, by the first collegiate level diplomas awarded to Officer Cadets. The extent of the work required was enormous and all members of the team at the College have risen to this challenge brilliantly.
I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the excellent work accomplished by our military members, our public service employees, contractors, as well as our partners from the Corporation du Fort Saint-Jean. I also extend our sincere thanks to the personnel of the Saint-Jean Garrison and the 5 Area Support Group who have provided outstanding support.
The holiday season is a time to gather with family and friends. So, have fun and enjoy the moment with your loved ones. Let this reunion time be one of joyful and fraternal celebration. As 2010 will be filled with many more interesting projects, it is equally important to rest and recharge the batteries to be ready to face those new challenges.
Let’s also have special thoughts for our colleagues who will be on duty and far from their family during this holiday season, and for those who have left us. May our wishes of courage accompany their loved ones.
Sincerely,
Colonel François Pion
Commandant Royal Military College Saint-Jean
Chief Warrant Officer Serge Beaudoin
Chief Warrant Officer Royal Military College Saint-Jean
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- un article de l’élève-officier Bonvouloir
Dès le moment où on m’a annoncé avoir été choisi pour porter la flamme olympique au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, j’ai été envahi d’un sentiment d’immense de fierté, reconnaissant le privilège qui m’a été donné. Je me suis senti à la fois très ému et enthousiaste de porter la flamme compte tenu du caractère exceptionnel de l’événement.
J’imaginais vivre quelque chose de spécial, mais j’étais loin d’avoir prévu que la synergie et la fébrilité de la foule me porteraient aussi loin. En passant sous la haie d’honneur de mes collègues, j’ai ressenti une immense poussée d’adrénaline et de fierté sachant très bien que je courais à la fois pour eux, pour le Collège et pour moi-même.
Cette expérience unique restera gravée en moi pour le reste de mes jours. Il m’est difficile de vous décrire la sensation intense que j’ai ressentie, mais il y avait un mélange d’euphorie, de fébrilité, de bonheur, d’honneur et de fierté. Et cette sensation que j’ai vécu était un pur ravissement, et elle était bien au-delà de toutes mes attentes.
Grâce à cette reconnaissance que le collège m’a témoignée, je pourrai me servir de cet événement comme source d’inspiration pour repousser mes limites dans toutes les sphères de ma vie et devenir meilleur.
Élève-officier Olivier Bonvouloir
Bas de vignette : L’élof Olivier Bonvouloir a fièrement porté la flamme olympique au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean.
Crédit photo : Stéphane Richard
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-14444 DOROTHY HECTOR (RMC 1984)
“I WAS IN FRONT OF CITY HALL WHEN THE FLAME CAME BY THE FRONT AND EVERYBODY WAS MOBBING THE FLAME AND AS YOU SAW WHEN IT CAME IN MARKET SQUARE THE PLACE WAS JUST GOING CRAZY WITH THE FLAME AND VICKI DID A FANTASTIC JOB COMING THROUGH THE MOB TO GET TO THE STAGE AND HER PENGUINS WERE THERE TO WELCOME HER AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL.”
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5381 Ray Hession (CMR RMC 1962) to take over eHealth OntarioFormer Ottawa Hospital chair to lead provincial agency
Former Ottawa Hospital chair Ray Hession has been tapped to rehabilitate the image of eHealth Ontario as its new chairman.
The government agency’s brand has been heavily damaged since a provincial auditor general’s report in the fall found massive-scale sole-sourcing of consulting contracts and little accomplished toward creating electronic medical records, even though $1 billion has been spent.
Hession, 69, has a resume that would fill a three-ring binder. His public-service career includes stints as head of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and deputy minister of several federal departments, including supply and services.
More…
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– 22537 Capt. Yannick Jobin (RMC 2003)Canadian NORAD Region Names Santa’s Escort Pilots: Source
NORAD fosters the magic of Christmas: Source
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By: 4377 Richard J. Evraire (CMR RMC 1959) , Citizen Special December 16, 2009
Lieutenant-General-Richard-J.-Evraire-CMM-CD-Retire
The engagement of the Canadian Forces (CF) in Afghanistan since 2002 has resulted in a high cost in human lives and material resources. Until a few months ago, the size of the CF contingent in Kandahar Province made it impossible to secure significant amounts of territory for more than short periods of time. But with the recent influx of American reinforcements, the gradual build-up of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and a reordering of the sectors of responsibility, a new concept of operations that combines a population-centric approach and accepted counterinsurgency techniques has been introduced in the province.
Canadians in Task Force Kandahar have had considerable early success in applying this so-called “village approach.” They clear an area of insurgents; hold the ground through a physical presence with Afghan National Security Forces units; and build, through the application of funding to local projects, to improve security and services and foster economic growth. In its “whole of government” approach to the Afghan mission, Canada has achieved some success in a continuity of effort among the departments and agencies involved, notably Defence, Foreign Affairs, Correctional Service of Canada, the RCMP and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Entire article Here
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10425 Mr. Ron Kuban (CMR 1975) was named North Millbourne’s December 2009 good neighbour. Ron is President of Pegasus Emergency Management Consortium Corp. Prior to doing this he spent 23 years with Canada’s Department of National Defence, the federal government and provincial government of Alberta.
Ron graduated with a B.A. from the Royal Military College in Kingston and a M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. He has extensive expertise and experience in management practices, crisis/emergency management systems and adult education and has been involved in numerous emergency situations both in Canada and abroad. When he isn’t working or volunteering he is writing magazine articles and books.
He works on city initiatives such as Mayor’s Task Force on Community Safety. He has served on the boards of Greenfield and Meadows community leagues, Edmonton Federation of Community leagues, Mill Woods Presidents Council, Mill Woods Canada Organizing Committee, Edmonton Police Commission, Central and Northern Alberta Red Cross Councils, and the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network.
Ron is a founding member of the Millwoods Community Patrol and Edmonton Regional Crime Prevention Network. Ron is a long time soccer coach and board member of the Mill Woods Soccer Association. Ron was awarded Queen’s Jubilee medal, the Alberta Centennial medal and 2007 “Harry Hole Community Policing Award”. One of Ron’s passions the past five years has been getting a Youth Centre built for Mill Woods and the Meadows. More More
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Pictured (L) is Gordon Clarke, president RMC Club of Canada and (R) Jeff Kearns, past president presenting the RMC Club tie and membership certificate to S164 Peter MacKay in his office at NDHQ.
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We have contacted numerous ex-cadets from the fifties through to the new millennium and plan to feature them in the coming months to give readers a chance to catch up with names and faces from each of the respective CMCs. If you would like to contribute to this column, please feel free to email me (Ken Eady) at s25247@rmc.ca
RETIREMENT19123 Capt Brigitte Desrosiers (CMR RMC 1994) joined the CF in August 1989, entering CMR St-Jean before transferring to RMC Kingston in 1993. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Mechanical Engineering in 1994 and went on to Borden for the Aerospace Engineer (AERE) trade course. During her career, Brigitte had the chance to experience several facets of an AERE officer’s job.
She was first posted to 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron St-Hubert in spring 1995, where she worked on various projects on the CH135 Twin Huey Helicopter. In 1996 she transferred to 438 Squadron to be the Aircraft Maintenance Control Records Officer (AMCRO), working on the acquisition of the new CH146 Griffon Helicopter. In May 1997, she went on to the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS) in Trenton where she worked as a Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) officer. The following year, she transferred to the Structures section as a structures officer working on numerous projects in support of several CFfleets. In the fall of 2000, she moved to England and completed her Master of Science in Aerospace Vehicle Design at Cranfield in 2002.
She was then posted to the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) in Cold Lake, where she worked as a Data Engineer.
Her final stop has been Ottawa, where she joined the Directorate of Technical Airworthiness & Engineering Support (DTAES) section 7-2 as a structural specialist managing the structural integrity program for the CT114 and UAV fleets in 2006. Since 2008 she has been the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) Manager for Light Transport (CC115, CC138 and CT142) and the CT114.
Brigitte will be leaving the CF after 20 years of dedicated service to spend time with her husband Pierre and three children Emmanuelle, Jonathan and Eva. Brigitte will pursue a
second career in the 3D animation/special effects field. A retirement luncheon will be held on Friday January 29th 2010 at 12:00hrs at the Clock Tower Brew Pub located at 89 Clarence St. in the Byward Market in Ottawa. Please contact Blake Hodgins if you’d like to attend and/or have any personal anecdotes and congratulatory messages you’d like to share.
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Article by: John Towns – Reporter / Photographer – VOXAIR
After over 27 years of refereeing the game, M0885 Capt Christian Palavicino’s (RMC 2006) lifelong passion for soccer has taken its next logical step. Capt Palavicino, who refereed his first game at the age of 10, has recently been accepted to the Canadian Soccer Association Referee Program as an assistant referee on the national level, putting him among the very upper echelons of the sport in Canada.
Capt Palavicino says that his decision to get into refereeing the sport was originally influenced by his father, who developed a love for the sport in Chile before moving to Canada.
“I was born in Chile, and for us it’s our number one sport,” said Capt Palavicino. “So when we moved here, my father got involved refereeing a league in Edmonton for Latin American immigrants, and that’s how I got involved.”
Capt Palavicino started to seriously consider refereeing once he decided that playing soccer was no longer the best way to stay involved in the game at a high level.
“Once I got to the level where I really didn’t see a future in being a professional soccer player, I switched my focus to refereeing,” he said.
“The aim was to make international referee status, but due to my age, and my job requirements – which is my own choice, because I love what I do – I set my goals a little lower, and I was able to make the national list.”
The “national list” of which Capt Palavicino is now a part is a pool of referees that officiate the highest level of soccer games in the country, from professional games with the Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact, to the national tournaments that take place each fall.
Capt Palavicino will be required to referee several professional games and at least one of the national tournaments during the upcoming season.
He considers this a great way to stay involved with soccer at the highest possible level.
“I love the game, and this is a great way to keep me in the game, to keep me involved,” he said. “I’m very happy about it.”
Of course, Capt Palavicino is quick to point out that he wouldn’t have gotten as far in the sport as he has without help from a number of people.
“I just want to thank a few people, because to make it to this high a level in any sport is not something that you do by yourself,” he said.
“I want to thank my wife, who has been very understanding of my time away for this, my mother and sisters, who helped me while I was growing up.”
In addition to his family, Capt Palavicino is very positive about the support he has received from the CF National Sports program, the Manitoba Soccer Association, Manitoba Soccer Referee Association, all the CF Referees the CISM international program, the Canadian Soccer Association, LCol Rod McDonald, Registrar of RMC and his trainer, Natacha Tremblay, who has been working with him for almost seven years.
“Without all of their support, none of this would have happened,” said Capt Palavicino. christian.palavicino@forces.gc.ca
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-9913 Robert (Bob, Howie) Cowden (CMR, RMC 1974)
Following graduation from RMC in 1974 with a BEng, Engineering & Management, Bob spent the next 23 years as a Communications & Electronics (CELE) Officer, living in 12 different locations across Canada and the USA. Highlights included four years in Colorado Springs, a Masters degree in Science from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Liaison Officer tour at Hanscom AFB (Boston) and promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel upon graduation from Staff College in 1990. And don’t forget the 23 years on a sports scholarship, playing on Regional and National championship teams in hockey, golf, soccer, broomball and fastball.
Bob retired from the CF in 1997 and joined the Public Service in Cold Lake, Alberta. He ran the Y2K program (remember Y2K?) for 4 Wing Cold Lake and then when that fizzled out in Jan 2000, he decided to try his luck running the Engineering Section in the 4 Wing Construction Engineering Squadron. In 2002, a great engineering opportunity arose, looking after all the infrastructure (including two contractors) on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range and Bob has been doing that ever since.
Bob and his wife Tracy have been married for 33 years and have four children and a grandson, all living in Alberta. Bob is still playing hockey and golf and has developed a real passion for fishing. He plans to retire for good in two years and will become a snow bird, living in Cold Lake from May until Christmas and then traveling somewhere warm every winter. Plans include Australia, Mexico, Greece and the Southern USA.
Bob can be reached at robertpcowden@yahoo.ca
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Posted by rmcclub on 20th December 2009
Who am I?
* I was born in London Ontario on Dec. 18, 1926. My father `Colonel` J. Gordon was a businessman involved in the manufacturing of gasoline pumps, and subsequently the selling of gasoline, a sportsman and a golfer who founded the Sunningdale Golf and Country Club. A Recreation and Athletic Centre at Western in London, Ontario was named in his honour.
* I attended Ridley College and graduated from Royal Canadian Naval College in 1946.
* While attending the University of Toronto (Engineering) and the University of Western Ontario (Business), I continued to serve with the Naval Reserve on HMCS York and HMCS Prevost.
* In the late 1950s and early 1960s, I competed in unlimited hydroplane racing.
* I bought Miss Canada IV and renamed her Miss Supertest I. I built the Miss Supertest series of unlimited hydroplanes.
* Miss Supertest II, a Rolls Royce Griffon powered hydroplane was the holder of the World, Canadian and British Empire speed record for propeller-driven craft with a speed of 184.54 in 1957.
* With Bob Hayward as pilot, Miss Supertest III won the coveted Harmsworth Trophy in 1959, speedboat racing’s major event, and defended this title in 1960 and 1961. I retired from racing after Hayward was killed in a tragic accident while driving Miss Supertest III in the Detroit River Silver Cup races in 1961.
* I was elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1959 and inducted in 1960. I was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2005.
* I served as president of the Supertest Petroleum Co. which was purchased by BP Canada in 1970.
* I was appointed Chairman of the Building and Construction Committee at Sunningdale Golf and Country Club in 1972. I initiated and completed a study on water requirements and clubhouse expansion needs for future years. I was elected President of the Club in 1983 and currently serve as Greens Committee Chairman.
* I served as honourary Colonel of the 1st Hussars Regiment (RCAC) from 1979 to 1999.
a) RCNC185 Mr Mike Martin (RRMC 1944)
b) RCNC187 Mr Yves Maynard (RRMC 1944)
c) RCNC189 Mr. D Keith Mills (RRMC 1944)
d) RCNC190 Mr David Milner (RRMC 1944)
e) RCNC205 Mr. Jim Thompson (RRMC 1944)
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Posted by rmcclub on 20th December 2009
Positions Available / Postes disponibles
Here is a list of job opportunities provided by our partners from RHR with the working area and the experience required.
Voici une liste des possibilités d’emploi fournis par nos partenaires de RHR avec la zone de travail et l’expérience requises.
1- Lead Roadway Transportation Engineer/Ingénieur chef d’équipe – structure routière – Montréal – minimum 8 years of experience – (City of Montréal)
2- Intermediate or senior Geotechnical Engineer/Ingénieur intermédiaire ou senior en géotechnique – Montréal – minimum 8 years of experience
3- Chief Engineer – Mecanical Design/Ingénieur en chef – Conception mécanique – Mauricie – minimum 10 years of experience
4- Intermediate or senior civil or mining Engineer (rock mechanics)/ Ingénieur intermédiaire civil ou minier – Mécanique des roches – minimum 7 years of experience – (Golder Associates)
5- Civil Engineer/Ingénieur civil – Montréal – 5 to 10 years of experience (SAQ)
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Posted by rmcclub on 20th December 2009
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Posted by rmcclub on 20th December 2009
16568 Marshall, Gordon (Gord)(Graduate, St. Andrew’s College 1984; Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, 1988) – died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, December 18, 2009 at Princess Margaret Hospital in his 45th year. Gord, loving husband of Sue (Hollefriend). Devoted father of Victoria and Nicole. Loving son of Tom and Margot; dear brother of Ken and family. Lovingly remembered by his parents in law David and Marlene; sisters in law Kim, Nancy; brother in law Jeff and their families. Also loving remembered by his Opa Henry Hundertmark and family. Friends may call at the Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South, (northeast corner of Industrial Pkwy S and Yonge) from 4-8pm Monday. Funeral Service on Tuesday morning at 11am in Trinity Anglican Church (79 Victoria St, east of Yonge, south of Wellington). Interment Aurora Cemetery. In memory of Gord, donations to Princess Margaret Hospital, Melanoma Research would be appreciated. On line tributes may be left at www.thompsonfh-aurora.com. Gord lived life with passion, integrity, and a great love for his family.
From those who knew him well:
“Gord never gave up hope he would beat cancer…he died with his boots on.”
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