Archive for January 2020
Message from the President – Welcome to the Class of 2024
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Royal Military Colleges of Canada Foundation, I want to recognize our staff for their outstanding contribution in 2020, and welcome new Officer Cadets to St-Jean and Kingston. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge businesses big and small, our mandate to support Canada’s future leaders has…
Read MoreUPDATE – CMR ST-JEAN ENTRY CLASS of 1970 … Entry into the Old Brigade Project
50 Years since Prep Camp, for the CMR Entry Class of 1970, arrives in August 2020. No matter how long you were at CMR St-Jean (with attendance or not at Kingston or Royal Roads), 2020 is the year our Class enters the Old Brigade, although we will be celebrating this event in 2021 due to…
Read MoreTo the Class of 2020
From:Â 18524 Lt(N) Chris Theal, CFA, CIM RMC Foundation President, Class of 1992 Chief Financial Officer, Velvet Energy Ltd. As an ex cadet I remember my final days leading to graduation, the excitement to finally be done four years of intense academics and training, and the anticipation of finally starting my career as an Officer…
Read MoreHistory and Traditions: A Family Affair
Engage for 50– History and Traditions: A Family Affair If only the walls of our Military Colleges could talk. They would tell us the stories of our grandfathers and fathers, our brothers and uncles, our nephews and sons. They would speak to the triumphs and successes of our grandmothers and mothers, our sisters and aunts,…
Read MoreFrom Ottawa to Antarctica with Love
7855 Paul Hession, Class of 1969, and his wife Sandra recently traveled to Port Lockroy on Wiencke Island in Antarctica to enjoy their 50th Wedding Anniversary ❤️ Paul sent us this picture of them proudly hoisting the RMC flag after a long but adventurous journey. Paul and Sandra traveled some 22,000 km,66 hours by air,…
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