Jim Gervais
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Born | (1938-03-05) March 5, 1938 (age 86) Noranda, Quebec |
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Service/ | Canadian Army/Canadian Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Commander, Mobile Command |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant-General James Cyrille Gervais, CMM, CD (born March 5, 1938)[1] was the Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.
Military career
Born at Rouyn-Noranda and educated at the University of Ottawa, Gervais graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1962.[2] He later attended the Royal Military College of Science in the United Kingdom.[3]
He was appointed Commander of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at Valcartier and then Chief of Personnel and Senior Appointments at National Defence Headquarters.[3] In 1991 he was appointed Commander, Mobile Command in which role he carried out a restructuring of the Land Forces.[3]
In retirement he became Deputy Secretary for Honours to the Governor-General of Canada.[3] In 2008 he became Chairman of Northern Gold Mining.[3] He is also part of a management team operating a proposed medical marijuana growing business near Kirkland Lake, Ontario.[4]
Arms
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References
- ^ Canadian Who's Who Search. Grey House Publishing Canada.
- ^ Royal Military College of Canada[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Northern Gold Biography
- ^ "Wahgoshig, DelShen to announce medicinal marijuana project". Northern Ontario Business. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "James Cyrille Gervais". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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Preceded by | Commander, Mobile Command 1991–1993 | Succeeded by Gord Reay (as Chief of the Land Staff) |
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