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  • RMR Museum Acquires Medals of Private René Mallette, DCM

    Article written by Amynte Eygun, Assistant Curator, RMR Museum Westmount, Quebec – 06 March 2026: The Royal Montreal Regiment Museum is proud to announce the recent acquisition of Private J.R Mallette’s Distinguished…

  • From the RMR Museum to the Old Brewery Mission: A Day of Service

    Westmount, Quebec – 01 March 2026: On 17 February 2026, the RMR Museum welcomed a group of 17 students and three adult monitors from Neath Talbot College in Wales, U.K. The students,…

  • RMR Member in the Winter Olympics

    Westmount, Quebec – As we nurse our sorrows about both of the Canadian Olympic hockey teams losing in overtime, we remember RMR’s Second-Lieutenant Kenneth P. Farmer, who was part of that very…

  • Ottawa ‘Beer Call’ kicks off the Year

    Westmount, Quebec – 25 February 2026: The ‘Ottawa chapter’ of the RMR Association (OK, no such entity actually exists, but it sounds cool and they really should consider making one!) got together…

  • 1 WEST MONTREAL WINS THE 2026 RMR AFFILIATED UNIT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

    Article written by: Lieutenant(Navy) John Wylie, CD, Unit Public Affairs Representative, Montreal West Training Zone Westmount, Quebec – 24 February 2026: On Saturday, February 14, 2026, cadets from all four affiliated units of the…

  • The Arthur Currie Play Park, Vis-en-Artois, France

      Westmount, Quebec – 07 February 2026: First, our thanks to Michel Gravel for bringing this to our attention. Michel has written several books about the Canadians in the First World War,…

  • RMR soldiers conduct specialized winter training

    Westmount, Quebec – 01 Feb 2026: RMR soldiers are conducting specialized winter training focused on Arctic operations. This includes establishing and practicing cold-weather SOPs, setting up airstrips for evacuations and resupply, patrolling…

  • AIR CADETS WELCOME NEWEST CANADIAN CITIZENS

    Article written by Lieutenant(N) John Wylie, CD, Unit Public Affairs Representative Westmount, Quebec – 25 January 2026: On Saturday, January 17, 2026, cadets from Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron 588 Eric Simms…

  • Museum Visitor of the Year Award for 2025

    Westmount, Quebec – 24 January 2026: Mr. Ron Zemancik, the RMR Museum Curator, is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s Visitor of the Year: Corporal William Kzsonek. In recognition of…

  • A Long-Overdue Thank You for Warrant Officer (ret’d) Brent McNair

    Westmount, Quebec – 02 January 2026: Levée Day 2026 was intended, as always, to start the year with fellowship. Approximately 60 members of the regimental family gathered at the Armoury, welcomed by…