Jim Gervais

Lieutenant-General James Cyrille Gervais, CMM, CD (born March 5, 1938)^[1] was the Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.

Jim Gervais
Born	(1938-03-05) March 5, 1938 (age 87) Noranda, Quebec
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army/Canadian Forces
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Commander, Mobile Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration

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

Coat of arms of Jim Gervais

Notes Granted 21 January 1993.[5] Crest A demi springbok Azure horned and gorged with a collar of twelve maple leaves (six visible) Or bearing between its forelegs the baton of office of the Deputy Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority Proper. Escutcheon Azure a polar bear passant Argent between three maple leaves Or. Supporters On a grassy mound set with two blueberry bushes (Vaccinium canadense) flowered and fructed Proper rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure dexter a stallion sinister a mare both Argent queued crined unguled and gorged with a coronet fleury Or enhanced at the rim Azure and charged with shamrocks Or. Motto Loyauté Vaillance Intégrité (French for 'Loyalty, valiance, integrity')