The
Royal
Military College Canoe Club
was founded in 1880, its origins being that of
a Recreation Club Fund to set up recreational activities
for cadets. A "subsidiary" of the Recreation
Club was then founded around the same time as the Royal
Military College Boat Club. This was probably 1883 since
that date is part of the club logo on the ribbon as
seen below. The early club was under the leadership
of Lt.-Col. Edgar Kensington, and participated in ACA
annual meets beginning in 1884, including 1886 at Grindstone
Island. The college still operates today but disappeared
from the Canadian canoeing scene at the turn of the
19th century. The club totem was a beaver. The cadets
at RMC continued to race in C15s and host a regatta
day until about 1972.
