Issue 010/2005

Numéro 010/2005



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LATE DEATH NOTICE 
Harry Booth 1921 – 2005  

We have just received word, that Mr. Harry Booth, father of 10080 Bob Booth, Vice President of the RMC Club of Canada, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2005 at the age of 84 years.

A Memorial Service will be held at Christ Church Elbow Park (3602 ­ 8th Street S.W., Calgary, AB) on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 10:30 a.m.

A detailed death notice may be found Online at the Globe & Mail.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/BDAStory/Deaths/20050308/92961992/birthsanddeaths

All members of the Panet House Staff and members of the Executive of both the RMC Cub and Foundation express sincere sympathy to Bob and the entire Booth family.

Are you a member of the Club?
Etes-vous membre du Club?

Press HERE to view Ex Cadet, Associate and Family and Friends Members List.  Press HERE for Lifetime Members List.

If you are a member in good standing, please accept our thanks for the support.  If you’re not, why not consider taking out a membership?

Appuyez ICI pour voir la liste des Anciens; des Associés et des Parents & Amis qui sont membres du Club. Appuyez ICI pour voir la liste des membres à vie.

 Si vous êtes un membre en règle, nous vous remercions de votre appui.  Si non, veuillez considérer une adhésion au Club.

14 long years!  
Hard to come by, for RMC teams.

By WJO

The OUA banner has proven to be a pretty elusive prize for RMC over the past 32 years.  Not since the 1991 Men’s curling team, coached by, 16522
Darla Boyle has a college varsity team brought home a legitimate OUA team championship.  The RMC women, coached by 8662 Al English, also won the overall fencing championship in 1990. 

Last weekend at the OUA Championship, hosted by Brock University, RMC, coached by A 134 Ms Patricia Howes, captured another Women’s Championship Banner. 

RMC was admitted to the Ontario Universities Athletic Association (OUAA) in 1973.

 “Redmen” teams had been competing in the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Intercollegiate Association since 1955.  Once women arrived in 1980, the Lady Cadets competed in the Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA).  In 1997 OUAA and the OWIAA amalgamated to form one association, Ontario University Athletics (OUA).   

So, this was only the third university level banner in 32 years.  Two to one, for the women!  Well done ladies! 

Press HERE for more.

 
 

Quotation of the week

In command and leadership many qualities, attributes and techniques are required -- including drive, force, judgment, perception and others.                

But nothing can replace the inspiration and lift that comes from commending a job well done.

 Maj. Gen. Aubrey S. 'Red' Newman, 1981

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Trivia  

The house close to the tennis courts, near Highway 2, leading to the Athletic Complex is called:  

a)       Calvary House;

b)       Cavalry House;

c)       Padre’s House; or

d)       Calvin House

Answer can be found right after Extra Innings!


photo by Gerry Locklin
 

 Fencing: I Year Perspective     
By:  24032 Chantel Lemay 

RMC’s women’s fencing team has made history, winning the prized Kay Aoyama women’s championship trophy for the first time in fourteen years!  The men and women’s teams had remained at the college throughout reading week for an intensive training camp in preparation for the championships.  The two teams left Friday the 26 of February to travel to Brock University in St-Catharine’s Ontario, where they would be competing over the weekend. 

Soon after the competition began it became obvious that all the teams’ hard work had paid off.  The women’s team was able to secure the banner thanks to team first place finishes in women’s sabre, women’s foil and a fourth place finish in women’s epee. 

In the individual category, Marilyne Lafortune (23022) won the Maitre Ken Wood trophy thanks to her impressive 15-7 gold medal victory in women’s foil.  Marie Alamy (23012) captured the bronze medal in women’s sabre while team-mate Katryne Fontaine (23701) finished fourth.         

The women’s team placed first overall in the Ontario University circuit, beating hometown rivals and four-time defending champions, the Queen’s Golden Gales.

On the men’s side, the men faced stiff competition placing 5th in men’s sabre, 6th in men’s foil and a heartbreaking 2nd in men’s epee.  One of the many highlights was a spectacular first place finish in the men’s individual foil event by Alex Prymack (23959), a first year at the college. 

The RMC fencing teams are comprised of a great group of dedicated athletes who work hard all year, and now their hard work has finally paid off.  They represented the college well and forced everyone to notice their presence on the piste.  The women’s team banner will proudly hang in the old gym, serving as inspiration for next year’s team. 

Great Job, Team!

 

CDN Taekwondo Nationals in
Vancouver, BC

Another record year for the RMC Taekwondo team, as 8 members attended the Canadian TKD Nationals in Vancouver this past weekend as part of the 12 person CF team.  The event included approximately 250 competitors from all across Canada and was used to select the team for the upcoming World Championships.
 

All of the CF fighters performed very well, demonstrating the strong potential of the team.  Overall, the CF team earned 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.  The following is a brief rundown of the RMC team members’ results at this event.

Press HERE for more
 

Family & Friends Support Program (FFSP)
 www.rmcclub.ca/www/club/join_e.html 

Programme de soutien pour les parents et amis (PSPA)
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Gift Shop Ideas! www.rmcclub.ca/www/kitshop/kitshop_e.html 

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

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What's happening around the College?

In early February, 12 cadets & three faculties from RMC visited the Supreme
Court and Parliament Hill.  In addition to meeting the Honourable Peter Milliken,
Speaker of the House, they met a number of MPs and the PM himself. 

The Crucible  
March 16 & 17, 2005
Written by Arthur Miller

Are you afraid of witches?  In Salem, Massachusetts, many of them were hanged after a wind of craziness blew over the little town.  Come and enjoy Arthur Miller’s “The Crucibles” played in French by the talented actors of the RMC Drama Club.  On the 16 and 17 of March, a witch hunt will invade Kingston at the Centre culturel Frontenac.  This show is offered at a cost of 8$ for students and 13$ for adults.
 

 Craignez-vous les sorcières? En 1692 les gens de Salem, Massachusetts, connurent un vent de folie qui mena plusieurs d'entre eux à la pendaison... Venez apprécier le théâtre d'Arthur Miller dans une interprétation de la pièce « Les Sorcières de Salem », jouée et mise en scène par les élèves-officiers du Collège militaire Royal (liste des acteurs à la fin).  Les 16 et 17 mars prochain, la chasse aux sorcières s'abat sur Kingston, à la salle l'Octave du Centre culturel Frontenac. Les prix sont de 8$ pour les étudiants et de 13$ pour les adultes.

MILITARY HISTORY SYMPOSIUM 17-18 MARCH/
 SYMPOSIUM  SUR L’HISTOIRE MILITAIRE 17 AU 18 MARS 2005   
The RMC History Department will host its annual Military History Symposium on 17-18 March 2005. This year's format will feature a mix of invited speakers and panels of graduate students and new scholars.  The theme will be: "Old Wars - New Perspectives: The Way Ahead for Military History in the New Millennium."  The Symposium will provide a convivial forum for students of military history to discuss and debate new perspectives and emerging trends.  The RMC History Department extends a special invitation to members of the RMC Cub of Canada.  The Symposium programme and registration forms are available at: http://www.rmc.ca/academic/history/new_e.htm .  

For more information please contact Major Michael Boire at:  boire-m@rmc.ca,  or tel: (613)-541-6000 x 8781. 
 

 

 Le symposium sur l’histoire militaire qu’organise chaque année le département d’histoire du Collège militaire royal du Canada, aura lieu les 17 et 18 mars 2005. Il y aura divers conférenciers invités et des étudiants de deuxième et de troisième cycle ainsi que de nouveaux chercheurs participeront aux tables rondes. Le thème sera le suivant: « Guerres anciennes, perspectives nouvelles: l’avenir de l’histoire militaire au cours du nouveau millénaire.»  Le symposium offrira aux étudiants de l'histoire militaire un cadre convivial, propice aux discussions et aux débats sur les nouvelles perspectives et les courants émergents. Le département d’histoire du Collège militaire royal invite tout particulièrement les membres du Club des CMR du Canada. Le programme du Symposium et la fiche d'inscription sont disponibles à  http://www.rmc.ca/academic/history/new_f.htm. 

Pour tout renseignement, prière de s’adresser au major Michael Boire. Courriel : boire-m@rmc.ca. ; téléphone : (613)-541-6000, poste 8781.

III YEAR PROJECT -
CADETS, ORGANIZING TALENT SHOW IN KINGSTON!

The talent show will take place, 7 PM, March 23, Regina Rosen Auditorium, Grand Theatre 218 Princess Street.  

Price: $8 military/student $10 for adults.

Tickets Available at: CDH, SSM, CPSS and the Grand Theatre Box Office.

Box Office Hours: 0830 to 1730 Monday to Sunday.  Phone Number: 530-2050

www.grandtheatre-kingston.com

Featuring acts, musical talent and bands by RMC Cadets

The proceeds from the show will go the Kingston Cancer Society.

This is a night that you will not want to miss!

Benefits and Costs of Peacekeeping
24 March 2005
Donald Gordon Centre, Kingston, ON


12141 Commodore Bryn Weadon


Hugh Segal

Coffee (09:30)  

Session 1: Costs of PK (10:00-11:30)  

Chair: Peter Dunnett (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC) 

  1. Commodore Bryn Weadon (Director General Financial Management, NDHQ), “The Economics of Peacekeeping”
  2. Ben Solomon (Defence Economics Research and Analysis DB 5, NDHQ), “Assessing Peacekeeping Costs”
  3. James Finan (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC) & Lawrence McDonough (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC), “Stability and the Cost of Intervention”

Lunch (11:45-13:30)
 

Session 2: Benefits of PK (13:45-15:15) 

Chair: Dane Rowlands (Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton Univ.)  

  1. Hugh Segal (School of Policy Studies, Queen’s Univ. and Institute for Research in Public Policy), “Peacekeeping and Canada's Geopolitical  Integrity: A Cost/Benefit Perspective”
  1. Ross Fetterly (Director Strategic Finance and Costing 2, NDHQ), “Peacekeeping Revenue from the United Nations: A Subsidy to Canadian Defence”
  2. U.G. Berkok (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC and School of Policy Studies, Queen’s Univ.), “Third-party demand for peacekeeping”

Coffee (15:15-15:30)  

Plenary Session: Why do we do peacekeeping? (15:30-16:30)

Chair: Doug Bland (Chair, Defence Management Studies Program,
School of Policy Studies, Queen’s Univ.) 

Introduction: Dan Usher (Dept. of Economics, Queen’s Univ)

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2005 Battlefield Tour.  What a trip!   
By 23227 TP  

During Reading Week, cadets flock to the far ends of the world seeking some R&R.  Some head south to escape the dreary Canadian winter while others make their way home to enjoy a home cooked meal.

However, one particular group of cadets, along   

with select staff, crossed the Atlantic to pay homage to fallen soldiers, sailors and aircrew from the First and Second World Wars.  Nineteen cadets participated in EX-SOUVENIR, a tour of First and Second World War battlefields and cemeteries in France.

 Press HERE for more
Pictured are five players who will not be back with the hockey team next year because of a thing called graduation and completing their post secondary degrees.  All five played had very significant roles in the success of the Paladins this season.

Tyler Middlebrook, (MBA) (2nd from left ) was not only the leading RMC offensive player, he also captured the OUA scoring crown with 41 pts in 24 games.  Mike Todd, (MA) (center) a former team-mate at U of T was a strong two way player who was an Assistant Captain and a leader in the PK department.  Louis-Michel Charland, (MBA) (1st right) returned to the lineup this year after missing all of last season with a bad concussion.  He tallied a very impressive, 20 points in 21 league games.  The other Assistant Captain, Adrian Hartley (2nd right) (IV Year Arts) and Jamie Routledge (Ist left) (IV Year Engineering) were strong on the “D” all season.  Hartley picked up a total of 10 points in his first year ever as a defenceman.  Routledge, a throwback to the Tim Horton style of playing defence, added muscle to the blueline; he amassed 70 minutes PIM and was the RMC enforcer keeping enemy forwards at bay, game in and game out.  

He also provided timely offense in key games.


Jesse Bruni

Another fifth year player not back will be Jesse Bruni.  Jesse only managed to compete in four games this year due to injuries.  He was expected to add a big offensive element to the “D”.  His presence was sorely missed and it was through similar injuries such as his, that the team failed to win a play-off game.

All six players will be tough to replace, however, with the new attractions program in place, hopes are high that the team will have another successful year next season.


 

 

Focus

"Staying Connected" . . .

Staying connected pieces with a focus on Ex Cadets and / or RMC connection are invited from our readers, regardless of where you are located. A photo and brief article would be appreciated.  Send to William.oliver@rmc.ca 

Who are they and what RMC distinction do they share?

Only three Ex Cadets have served RMC in the two positions of Dadm and DCdts.  Name
them.  Press HERE for answer.

Who Is It?

  1.  He entered CMR in 1954 and was captain of the football team in his senior year.

  2. While at RMC he played both rep football & hockey.

  3. A former CSL of Frontenac Squadron.

  4. Ex RETP Cadet.

  5. Became an ordained Minister in the Anglican Church.

Who Is It?   Press HERE to find out.

Who Is It?

  1. This ex-cadet from London entered RMC in 1961 as "xx66" and spent all four years in 4 Squadron in Fort Frontenac.  

  2. He played varsity soccer for four years and varsity basketball for three years, captaining the latter "Redmen" for two of those years.  

  3. He married a KGH grad from Ottawa.  

  4. He spent 34 years in the RCAF and CF as a Tech/Tel and CELE officer.  

  5. Currently in Ottawa, he and his wife will move in a few months to the sunny Okanangan Valley. 

Who Is It?   Press HERE to find out.

Who Is It?

  1. College number - 15992;

  2. Dad was an Ex Cadet from the Class of 1959;

  3. RETP,  MOC - CELE;

  4. Played hockey four years for Dr. Wayne Kirk;

  5. Principal of a local high school.

Who Is It?  Press HERE to find out.

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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 le langage reçu et rarement traduits.  Nous invitons nos lecteurs à soumettre des articles a william.oliver@rmc.ca dans la langue de leur choix.

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.
 

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William to train with Harry at Sandhurst

Reprinted from - The Sunday Times - Britain
March 06, 2005 
written by Nicholas Hellen

 

PRINCE WILLIAM wants to enlist for military training at Sandhurst at the same time as his brother Prince Harry.

He intends to begin at the Royal Military Academy in January 2006, arriving as Harry starts the third term of his one-year course.

Courtiers hope that the presence of his older brother might improve Harry’s chances of adapting successfully to the armed forces.

One source said: “Life is about to get much more serious for both boys. It should be easier for them to go through it together.”

Until now it was understood that William, 22, might take a year off after completing his studies at St Andrews University and thus enrol as a Sandhurst cadet only after Harry, 20, had left.

Instead, the sources say, recent events have pushed him into “getting a grip”. The marriage of his father to Camilla Parker Bowles will close one chapter in his life, while the appointment of a former SAS officer, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, as the princes’ first private secretary, points forward to life as a working royal.

At a meeting this month, palace officials will urge the PCC to consider reimposing special rules for media coverage of the princes during their stints at Sandhurst. However, they are not optimistic.

It also emerged this weekend that William is about to lose the special protection from media intrusion that he has enjoyed since April 1999 under a deal with the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).

The guidelines, drawn up by Lord Wakeham, then PCC chairman, effectively destroyed the market for paparazzi pictures of either of the princes throughout their years in full-time education.

However, since Harry lost this protection with the end of his education, he has been the subject of a string of embarrassing reports, detailing a scuffle outside a nightclub and culminating in the photograph of him wearing a Nazi uniform for a fancy dress party. Clarence House has now been warned that the PCC agreement will lapse when William completes his degree, in the history of art, at St Andrews in June.

 

 

  We get e-mails . . .


Update on the George Washington Skylark

The skylark was perpetrated in Feb. 1957 by several members of the class of '56 and one Queens man, initials G.S. They also raised the British flag where the proclamation was posted and reclaimed the USA in the name of George 3rd.The FBI investigated the incident with their usual lack of success. 

3504 FLR 

p.s. I wasn't there! 

Editor’s note:  Anyone from the distinguished Class of 1956 ready to fess up? 

 

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Extra Innings
 Manches supplémentaires

 
Rolande and Bill

Friends of e-Veritas:  

We need your help!  Many of you who read and enjoy e-Veritas on a regular basis are not current paid up members.  This includes ex cadets; current & former staff members; and family & friends of the college, in general. You help us by taking out a membership.   

Elsewhere in this edition we have “published” a list of members, which the Panet House records indicate are “members in good standing”.  Please take a minute to see if you are on the list.  If your name doesn’t appear and you feel (know) you are a current member, don’t sweat it, please call us, we will double check and make any necessary corrections.  

Also if you have renewed your membership recently, please give us a few days to update the records.  Recently, Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret’d) Peter Dawe, Executive Director of the Club, sent a letter to many of you requesting that you renew your membership.  If you did not receive the letter or would like to read it again, click here for English and here for French. 

Through e-Veritas and a number of other initiatives including a new web site, the Club is making every effort to enhance its relevance to and communication with ex-cadets, current & past RMC staff, RMC cadets and family & friends (FFSP).  We would welcome your comments and suggestions on any of our initiatives.  Please forward them to rmcclub@rmc.ca  

The Club is striving to earn your support, which you can most visibly demonstrate by taking out or renewing a membership in YOUR Club.  We would like to thank you in advance for your consideration.   

Please take a moment to visit our "work-in-progress" new web site HERE and find out more about membership.  


 

Amis de e-Veritas,  

Plusieurs d’entre vous qui reçoivent et prennent plaisir à lire régulièrement e-Veritas, ne sont pas membres du Club, y compris, en général : Anciens, membres du personnel actuel et d’autrefois et parents et amis du Collège. 

Ailleurs dans ce numéro nous avons publié la liste des membres en règle de notre base de données.  Veuillez prendre un moment pour vérifier si votre nom est sur la liste, s’il n’y est pas inclus et que vous êtes un membre en règle, contactez nous et nous rectifierons l’erreur. 

Si vous avez récemment renouvelé votre adhésion, accordez nous quelques jours pour mettre à jour notre base de données.  Le lieutenant-colonel (ret) Peter Dawe, Directeur exécutif du Club, a récemment fait parvenir une lettre à plusieurs d’entre vous, vous demandant de renouveler votre adhésion.  Si vous n’avez pas encore reçu cette lettre ou que vous aimeriez la relire, appuyez ici pour l’anglais ou ici pour le français. 

Par le biais de e-Veritas et de plusieurs autres initiatives y compris un nouveau site Web, le Club s’efforce inlassablement d’améliorer sa pertinence et ses communications avec les Anciens, le personnel actuel et d’autrefois, les élèves-officiers et les parents et amis (PSPA).  Nous apprécions vos commentaires et vos suggestions sur n’importe lesquelles de nos initiatives.  Veuillez les faire parvenir au rmcclub@rmc.ca. 

Le Club s’efforce de mériter votre soutien; vous pouvez le démontrer en vous procurant ou en renouvelant votre adhésion à VOTRE Club.  Nous vous remercions à l’avance de votre considération. 

Veuillez prendre un moment pour visiter notre nouveau site Web « en progrès » ICI et recevez de plus amples renseignements sur l’adhésion. 
 

Trivia Answer: b) Cavalry House

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

S125 Bill & S134 Rolande Oliver
 

The eVERITAS electronic Newsletter reaches over 5,000 readers . It is a service provided by the RMC Club for Members in good standing with current addresses in the data base.  It is designed to provide timely information on current events at RMC and to keep Members "connected".  Occasionally, it will be distributed to non-members to entice them to join or renew their membership.  Membership information is available at www.rmcclub.ca

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

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

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

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

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

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