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  • We Will Remember Them: Private Lewis Edgar West

    Westmount, Quebec – 30 October 2021: Inspired by the book “Canada’s Dream Shall Be of Them – Canadian Epitaphs of the Great War,” by Eric McGeer and Steve Douglas, the RMR Foundation…

  • Mayor Smith Helps Start Westmount’s 2021 Poppy Campaign

    Westmount, Quebec – 29 October 2021: The RMR Association (Branch 14, Royal Canadian Legion) kicked off the 2021 annual poppy campaign in Westmount with the help of the Mayor of Wstmount, Her…

  • Marc Garneau launches Westmount’s 2021 Poppy Campaign

    Westmount, Quebec – 29 October 2021: The RMR Association (Branch 14, Royal Canadian Legion) kicked off the 2021 annual poppy campaign in Westmount with the help of the Member of Parliament for…

  • We Will Remember Them: Epitaphs of RMR Fallen Comrades

    Westmount, Quebec – 29 October 2021: Inspired by the book “Canada’s Dream Shall Be of Them – Canadian Epitaphs of the Great War,” by Eric McGeer and Steve Douglas, Captain (ret’d) Hamilton Slessor…

  • CD For retiring CIC Captain Brooker

    Westmount, Quebec – 16 October 2021: Captain Sybil Brooker, CD was awarded her Canadian Forces decoration last night during, in the words of Cadet Corps 2862’s Commanding Officer (CO), Captain Eric Simon,…

  • Memorial to Jerry Pope donated to RMR Museum

    Westmount, Quebec – 11 October 2021: Mr. Zack Belknap recently donated a memorial tablet to the RMR Museum. The memorial tablet, dedicated to the memory of  Lieutenant Jerry Gordon Pope, came from…

  • RMR Runners Beat Fundraising Goal

    Westmount, Quebec – 30 September 2021: The RMR Foundation sponsored a ‘RMR Fundraising Run’ primarily as a team-building activity and to strengthen the links between The Royal Montreal Regiment (RMR), and its…

  • Polish Army Medal for former RMR NCO

    Westmount, Quebec – 20 September 2021: Sergeant (ret’d) Lech Kwasiborski, SC, CD, was awarded the Polish Army Medal 1999 (Silver) by the Polish Ambassador, Dr. Kurnicki, this summer in a ceremony held…

  • RMR Association donates to new RMR Museum

    Saint-Henri, Quebec – 18 September 2021: At the end of the ‘Smoker’ they hosted as part of the RMR Fundraising Run, the RMR Association made a donation to help fund the renovation…

  • Recruits No More: RMR Badging Ceremony Held on the Range

    Westmount, Quebec – 30 August 2021: In a light rain that gave the near perfect conditions for a gentle version of “RMR weather”, The Royal Montreal Regiment held a traditional ceremony on…