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  • ON THE HILL: RMR SOLDIERS PARADE WITH CEREMONIAL GUARD

    Story and photos by Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) Ottawa, Ontario – 26 August 2016: A good summer job, the chance to explore a new city, the honour of representing their regiment and…

  • RMR veteran featured in WW1 photo display at Atwater Market

    Westmount, Quebec – 19 August 2016: Comrade Mike Fitzgerald, past-president of the RMR Association (Branch 14) of the Royal Canadian Legion and a former Sergeant in the RMR, was invited to participate…

  • Summer Times in Valcartier : Development Phase 1

    Article written by Corporal J-P Vallières (RMR) Westmount, Quebec – 09 August 2016: I remember thinking on the first day of this course that it wasn’t going to be anything like the Basic…

  • Army Commander’s Commendation for RMR family member

    Westmount, Quebec – 25 July 2016: In a ceremony held in Ottawa on 13 July 2016, Colonel George Petrolekas, MSM, CD, (Commanding Officer of the RMR 1999-2002) was awarded the Canadian Army…

  • 100th anniversary: Battles of Somme and Beaumont-Hamel

    Article written by Corporal Robert Duma of the RMR. Westmount, Quebec – 20 July 2016: I was presented with a chance to participate on OP DISTINCTION in France, an opportunity that I…

  • RMR Museum welcomes Labelle family

    Article prepared by Mélanie Presseau-Dumais, Archivist for RMR Museum Westmount, Quebec – 06 July 2016:  Ron Zemancik, the Curator of the RMR Museum, received a request this Spring from the family of…

  • REGIMENTAL REUNION ‘SMOKER’ ANNOUNCED FOR 03 Sept 2016

    Westmount, Quebec – 06 July 2016: Comrade Sue Guerin, President of the RMR Association (Br. 14) announced today that the RMR Association will be hosting another Reunion ‘Smoker’ for all Regimental Family…

  • RMR Veterans Who Handed Out Izzy Dolls Sought For Book Project

    Westmount, Quebec – 20 June 2016: Local author Anne Renaud is a writer of nonfiction, fiction and poetry for children. She is currently working on a project involving the famous “Izzy Dolls” and…

  • Montreal Garrison Ball Announced for 24 September 2016

    Westmount, Quebec – 07 June 2016: For the first time in recent history there will be a full-scale military gala ball held in Montreal. Hosted by 2nd Field Regiment, the ball will…

  • RMR MUSEUM HIRES MUSEUMOLOGIST TO CREATE DIGITAL ARCHIVE

    Westmount, Quebec – 31 May 2016: The RMR Museum is pleased to announce that Mélanie Presseau-Dumais has won a contract to conduct a detailed inventory and create a digital archive of the…