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Numéro 025/2005 |
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“Is our education adequate? The answer seems to be no, but the fact remains that many of the students graduate with top honours and become extremely good businessmen and engineers. The problem remaining is what to do with the reminder who find that the combination of poor motivation, poor teaching, and overcrowded schools is just a little too large for them to handle.” Excerpt from the 1959 RMC College Review article, Education (p131 & p132) 4840 P.J. Ashley (RMC ’60) |
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Obituaries > Deaths
Kingston Whig Standard 22 Oct |
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His teaching career included positions at several Kingston area high schools where his interest in coaching volleyball became a passion which led to extensive work with the Ontario Volleyball Association and summer coaching at Madawaska Volleyball Camp. After his retirement from teaching, Gord continued his coaching with the local Pegasus Volleyball Club.
Gord was also a life-long advocate for the Canadian Armed Forces, served with the RCN Reserve at HMCS Cataraqui and was active in promoting Royal Military College. He attended numerous high school convocation ceremonies for the presentation of a book award sponsored by the RMC Ex-Cadet Club (Kingston Branch) to area high school students.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Gord's life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Gord Hawkins Memorial Scholarship Fund with Pegasus Volleyball Club
(www.pegasusvolleyball.com
), the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre or a charity of your choice.
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We
regret to announce the passing of Gord Hawkins on Wednesday,
October 19 at Kingston General Hospital with family at his side.
Gord is survived by daughters Lisa Hawkins (Toronto) and Stephanie
Hawkins (Kingston), grandchildren Johannah and Eric Huige (Toronto),
Jaafar Moussaoui (Kingston) and Jasmine Foster (Hamilton) as well as
his sister Isobel Field(Waterloo) and the mother of Lisa and
Stephanie, Daphne Hawkins. He will be missed by many nieces, nephews
and other extended family members. Gord received his B.A. and
Officers' Commission the Canadian Armed Forces from Royal Military
College, Class of '61. He served three years with the RCN prior to
taking his teaching certificate at Toronto Teachers' College. |
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Visit the RMC Club Foundation website at www.rmcclubfoundation.ca |
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We need your help. Recently, S150 Peter Dawe, Executive Director of the Club, sent a letter to many of you requesting that you renew your membership. If you have not received the letter yet or would like to read it again, click here 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. 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. |
Nous avons besoin de votre aide. S150 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.
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. 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. |
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Catching Up With the News! / Anciennes nouvelles! |
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Guy Lafleur among Canadian personalities visiting our soldiers in Afghanistan. |
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Class of 1995 Members Please Note: All class of 1995 members (including RRMC, CMR and RMC) are encouraged to contact the new class secretary in order to provide him with your contact information. The new Class of 1995 appointments are as follows:
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(click on picture for larger view) Follow the link for a story on the history of Cornwallis. |
HMCS/CFB Cornwallis ReunionThe Cornwallis Reunion Association is planning a reunion from August 25-27, 2006 to be held in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. During the 50 years the base was in operation over 500 000 military and civilian men and women worked and trained at HMCS/CFB Cornwallis. Early registration is encouraged, as we are limited to 800 registrants. Information may be obtained by mailing: Cornwallis Reunion Association, P.O. Box 33, Cornwallis, N.S. B0S 1H0, e-mail cornwallisreunion@fundymail.ca or by calling 1-(902)-638-3434. Also visit www.cornwallisreunion.ca. Réunion des anciens de la BFC Cornwallis et du NCSM CornwallisLa Cornwallis Réunion Association organise des retrouvailles les 25, 26 et 27 août 2006, à Cornwallis, en Nouvelle-Écosse. Plus de 500 000 militaires et civils ont travaillé et se sont entraînés à la BFC Cornwallis ou sur le NCSM Cornwallis pendant les 50 années de service de la base. On prie les anciens de s’inscrire assez longtemps d’avance à la réunion, car le nombre d’inscriptions est limité à 800. Information : écrivez à Cornwallis Réunion Association, C.P. 33, Cornwallis (N.-É.) B0S 1H0, ou envoyez un courriel à cornwallisreunion@fundymail.ca, ou encore composez le 1 (902) 638-3434 ou consultez le site www.cornwallisreunion.ca. |
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Over the past few months, a number of Ex Cadets have been in the news. Following are a few of the links, which we managed to find. If you or a classmate happens "to be in the news", we would appreciate receiving the link and we will most likely publish it in a future edition of e-Veritas.
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1. He was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; entered RMC in 1959 and graduated in 1963. 2. Following his stint in the army taught school in Regina and Star City. 3. He held numerous positions with Saskatchewan Board of Education over the years. 4. Served as Director of Planning for Saskatchewan Health. 5. Just completed a massive project for Saskatchewan’s centennial and for the Year of the Veteran. Click here to view his own personal web site http://www.peopleplaces.ca/index.htm |
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Où sont-ils? Que font-ils? Where are they now? What are they doing? |
| De temps à autre, e-Veritas mettra en vedette un Ancien, un membre du personnel d'autrefois et ou un ami du Collège. Ces articles seront reproduits dans le langage reçu et rarement traduits. Nous invitons nos lecteurs à soumettre des articles a william.oliver@rmc.ca dans la langue de leur choix. |
From time to time, E-Veritas will focus
on an Ex cadet; former staff member; and / or a friend of the
college. Articles will be reproduced in the language received and in
most cases not translated. We invite readers to submit articles to
william.oliver@rmc.ca in the language of their choice. |
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L'adjudant-chef Jean Couture, une personnalité inoubliable du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
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We get e-mails . . . Dear Bill & Rolande: I am 13108 Stan Grabstas and I recently retired from the CF after 28+ years of service on 08 Sep 2005. On 10 Sep 2005 I started a new post with the United Nations in Afghanistan as the Chief Transport Officer for UNAMA responsible for approx 250 personnel throughout the country. On 12 Oct, I was seconded to UNMOGIP in Islamabad to assist in the earthquake relief operations. The death toll and destruction reminds me of my time in Rwanda shortly after the massacres. I have met a few of my fellow RMC mates in Afghanistan and if there are any in Pakistan I would like to hear from them at Grabstas@un.org.
Yesterday's copy (18 Oct) of Toro magazine, which came with the Globe and Mail, has an article on CF-18 Hornet pilots, and features Capt. Paul Umrysh, who graduated from RMC, Mech Eng, in 1995. I tried the online version, and the article is called COMBAT by Mark Shatzker under the general heading "Columns and Departments". Unfortunately it seems that this article isn't available online since it's title isn't printed in red. Is it possible they would send it to you? The article itself is quite good, features a photo of Paul Umrysh. I plan to show it to my students, some of whom are pilots, but if you wish I will send it over to you in a week or so. I continue to enjoy your E-Veritas; well done to you and Rolande! 3342 Craig Moffatt Ed note: We did contact Toro magazine and requested a copy of the article Online. No response to date. Craig, please send the article at your convenience. I had only a moment to speak to you, Bill but more time with you, Steve. In the College "List of Wants & Needs" I note, in your words, Steve, that the Museum Project is one which the Old Brigade should back. At the O.B. Dinner, having presented the check from the class, I did not ask the O.B. members present to get on board this project--time was a factor--as you probably know there were many delays at the dinner and I did not wish to prolong the evening any further. However I expect, Bill, that in your next Veritas issue you will be listing and commenting on the many gifts presented by various classes to the College at the recent reunion. Assuming that this is so, could you mention that the Museum Project is now approximately 50% funded and top-up donations from members of the Old Brigade would be appreciated. I will be advising my class in my next newsletter to direct, to the Museum, their future donations until such time as the project is fully funded. Thanks for your assistance, 3384 Charlie Kingston |
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"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.
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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. |