Jim Gervais
Jim Gervais | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1938 Noranda, Quebec |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| 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 "Jim" 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]
References
- ^ Canadian Who's Who Search. Grey House Publishing Canada.
- ^ Royal Military College of Canada
- ^ 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.