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Old Brigade Entry 2024

  • 15 Jan 2025 - Added photos to Meet and Greet page of Class of 79 Book being presented by Ulrich to the RRMC Museum and by Pete to the RMC Museum

  • 12 Jan 2025 - Added three photos to the Legacy Dinner page

  • 15 Nov 2024 - Posted Photo of Book Presentation to RMC Librarian on Meet and Greet page

  • 12 Nov 2024 - Posted several new photos on the Old Brigade Dinner page, from Paul Madore and one from Larry that was taken by Marie Wall

  • 5 Nov 2024 - Posted photos from UTPM-mini-reunion at Golden Valley restaurant that was primarily for the purpose of presenting Darlene McCann with a copy of the Class book

  • 4 Nov 2024 - Posted about 30 new photos on the Meet and Greet page that were sent in primarily by Paul Madore, but also included a couple taken by Jacqueline Fraser and also more by Deb Patterson

Old Brigade Fundraising

  • 15 Feb 2025 - Updated Thermometers as of 31 Dec 2025 including interest attribution

  • 10 Oct 2024 - Updated Thermometers as of 30 Sep 2024

Events/Class Luncheons

  • Ottawa - TBA - HMCS Bytown - Noon (OPI - Scotty Mills)

Photos/RMC

  • 31 May 2025 - Added photos of Pete Avis presenting the Dr Walter AVis Honour Shield to the top UTPNCM candidate for 2025 graduation

  • 16 Sep 2024 - Added Steve Gasser’s “Class of 1978 + 1 Rehabs” photo to the Photos/RMC/Graduation page

Photos/RRMC

  • 25 Jan 2024 - Added Photo of Champlain Flights Rooks being taught to Floss sent by Richard Groves

Photos/CMR

  • 27 Sep 2024 - 2024 - Vieille brigade - Richard Allie ajout les noms dans de la photo envoyée par Jacques Gagné.

  • 28 Août 2024 - 2024 - Vieille brigade - Ajout d'une photo des quatre Denis

  • 26 Août 2024 - 2024 - Vieille brigade- Ajout de plusieurs photos du défilé

  • 25 Août 2024 - Création d'une nouvelle page sous réunions intitulée 2024 - Vieille brigade et ajout de la photo envoyée par Jacques Gagné.

Environmental and Summer Training

  • 5 Mar 2024 - Summer Training/AERE - Added AERE Phase IV course photo submitted by Jim Kightley

Classmates/Achievements

  • 9 Sep 2024 - Added CDS Commendation Awarded to Ulrich Jaggi

  • 8 Sep 2024 - Added Military Service Medal Awarded to Dwight Davies

Classmates/Anecdotes

  • 9 Jun 2025 - Added anecdote by chwylms entitled “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”

  • 21 May 2025 - Added anecdote by chwylms entitled “Ambiguity of Language Is the Nemesis of Knowing; or How I Bamboozled the English Major Major”

  • 21 May 2025 - Added anecdote by chwylms entitled “How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Engineering Department of a Warship”

Classmates/Authors and Artists

Classmates/Operation Reconnect

  • Mar/Apr 2024 - Craig Wood was able to get in touch with Sandy Davidson, Donnie Hawco and Chris MacLean.

  • 17 Jan 2024 - Finally got in touch with Wayne Hirlehey through Pete Avis and Steve McPherson

  • 9 Jan 2024 - Andy Main put us in touch with Jean-Claude Gagnon

  • 16 Oct 2023 - Sadly, found Bruce Mohr who had passed away on May 28th, 2023

  • 15 Oct 2023 - Found Larry Baba who was located with help of Steve McPherson and Pete Avis

Classmates/Theatres and Operations

Classmates/In Memoriam

  • 14 Nov 2024 - Added several photos of Ed from the 40th Reunion in 2019.

  • 12 Nov 2024 - Added a really nice tribute to Ed written by David Wiley for the Beechwood Guestbook

  • 26 Oct 2024 - Added the Beechwood Obituary for Ed Vos who sadly passed away on the 17th of October, along with comments from Classmates that were added to the online Guestbook. Also added a number of photos of Ed from his time at RMC, RRMC and on course.

  • 21 May 2024 - Found an obituary of of LCol(Retd) Larry Hyttenrauch, a UTPO who was in Mech Eng at RMC and graduated in 1979 with our Class.

  • 18 Oct 2023 - Found and posted some more photos of Bruce, both from his time at RMC as well as from his daughter Holly’s wedding

  • 17 Oct 2023 - Added page and photos/obituary for Bruce Mohr

  • 1 Sep 2022 - Added page and photos for Kevin Johnston

Classmates/Where Are They Now