Tag: RMC
1100 km Journey Commemorating War of 1812 March to End in Kingston
The replica colours will arrive in Kingston on April 12 at the Royal Military College of Canada
RMC Cadets to Play for United Way on March 16
More Than 70 Royal Military College cadets will take to the stage to showcase their talent at RMC’s annual Concert in Scarlets on Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at the Kingston Gospel Temple at 2295 Princess Road, Kingston. (map) The afternoon will be will be filled with a variety of musical numbers with several [...]
Queen’s University Alumn Launches Supply Rocket to RMC Alumn in Orbit
An unmanned Falcon rocket launched from Cape Canaveral at 10:10 am this morning on a mission to bring supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. SpaceX – the first private company to deliver supplies to the station – is the brainchild of Elon Musk, an alumnus (COM’94) of Kingston’s Queen’s University. One of the [...]
RMC and Queen’s Students to Share Water-Related Research
Water usually separates Queen’s University and RMC students in Kingston, but next week it will bring together a number of graduate researchers from both institutions. “The Queen’s Water Research Centre Student Symposium aims to showcase the wide array of water-related research that is going on at the two universities,” says Sarah Thompson, a symposium organizer [...]
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Tweets Photo of Kingston from Orbit
Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted a photo of Kingston this week that he snapped while in orbit on the International Space Station (left). Hadfield, who graduated from Kingston’s Royal Military College in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, was launched into space on December 19 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and docked with the ISS two [...]
RMC Gangnam Style Video Hits 100,000 Views on Youtube
At about the same time as the original ‘Gangnam Style’ video was surpassing Justin Bieber’s single “Baby” to become the most viewed video in Youtube history, a parody video posted by Kingston’s Royal Military College also achieved viral status by marking its 100,000th view. Uploaded in mid-October, the RMC rendition shows cadets dancing to the [...]
SWITCH Leadership Award for Director Of Fuel Cell Research Center
Brant Peppley, Director of the Queen’s-RMC Fuel Cell Research Center (FCRC), has been presented with an award for his research with Fuel Cells. The annual Community Leadership Award was presented to him by SWITCH, a member-based, non-profit organization dedicated to turning Kingston into a hub for sustainable energy. “This is a wonderful award,” said Dr. [...]
Kingston’s CIMVHR Partners with Rick Hansen
The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) is partnering with the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) to identify, develop, validate, and accelerate the translation of evidence and best practices to improve health care outcomes for members of the Canadian military and veterans with spinal cord injuries. “This is a wonderful partnership that will [...]
Queen’s and RMC-Founded Military Research Institute Opens
The Canadian Institute of Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR), co-founded by Queen’s and Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC), now has a home in Botterell Hall. “I think that opening the offices symbolizes a lot of hard work on the part of a lot of key people, but also the commitment that the Canadian [...]
BGen Tremblay Takes Assumes Command of RMC
This past Thursday, Brigadier-General (BGen) Eric Tremblay assumed command of Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC), from Commodore (Cmdre) William Truelove during a change of command ceremony on the grounds of the historic institution. The ceremony was presided over by Major-General (MGen) Pierre Forgues, Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy. “Today we salute the outgoing [...]
