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06 Apr 2021
After more than 32 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, Sgt Jason Lacelle will retire on 06 April 2021. Due to the current situation, a DWD gathering is not permitted in...
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28 Feb 2021
MCpl Claude St-Denis will retire from the CAF on 28 Feb (his birthday!) 2021 after 27 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Engineers. At Claude’s request, close friends and...
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01 Feb 2021
After more than 38 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (11 years), and the Canadian Military Engineers (27 years), Chief Warrant Officer G. G. Simpkin will retire on 1...
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15 Jan 2021
Master Warrant Officer Daniel J. Hodd will retire from the CAF on 15 January 2021 after 30 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces, and the Royal Canadian Engineers. At Dan’s request, friends and...
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07 Dec 2020
After more than 28 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, Maj Yanick Tardif retired on 07 December 2020. Due to the current situation, a DWD gathering is not permitted....
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04 Dec 2020
Lieutenant-General Chris Whitecross will retire from the CAF today, 04 December 2020, after more than 38 years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces, and the Royal Canadian Engineers. Congratulatory messages...
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30 Nov 2020
Captain Derek Marcoux will retire from the CAF on 30 November 2020 after more than 30 years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces, and the Royal Canadian Engineers. A Depart with Dignity will take place on the...
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25 Nov 2020
After more than 41 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, Major Mark Phillips will retire from the CAF on 25 November 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a confirmed Depart...
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12 Nov 2020
Major Christopher S. Anderson will retire from the CAF on 12 November 2020 after 29 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Engineers. At Chris’s request, friends and colleagues...
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19 Oct 2020
MWO Chris Brown, CD, will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces on 19 Oct 2020, after more than 23 years of loyal and dedicated service to the CAF and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch (See attached biography). Well wishes and...
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19 Oct 2020
After 41 years and 107 days of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces with 11 years to the Canadian Military Engineers, WO John Malysheff will retire from the CAF on 19 October 2020. Anecdotes and retirement wishes may be...
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16 Oct 2020
After more than 23 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, LCol Joel Chartrand will retire from the CAF on 16 October 2020. Due to current gathering limitations, a small DWD...
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30 Sep 2020
After 22 years and 14 days of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, MWO Jimmy Tremblay, CD will retire 30 September 2020. A DWD ceremony will be held at a later date when the...
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30 Sep 2020
After more than 37 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, LCol Denis Gouge will retire from the CAF on 30 September 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a closed Depart with...
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30 Sep 2020
Captain Barry Henderson will be retiring from the CAF after 43 years of service. A Departure with Dignity Ceremony is plan on 30 Sept 2020 between 11h00-12h00 inside 1 CAD Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba. If you plan to attend please advise...
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28 Sep 2020
After more than 18 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Canadian Military Engineer (CME) Branch, MCpl Todd McDonald, CD, will retire 28 September 2020. At the member’s request, a gathering will be...
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23 Sep 2020
After over 35 years of dedicated service within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Maj R.J.L. (Raoul) Tremblay, CD will retire on September 23rd, 2020. As a result of limitations due to coronavirus, Maj Tremblay has chosen not to have a DWD...
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22 Sep 2020
After more than 39 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, WO Wayne Adamczyk will retire on 22 Sep 2020 at 17 Wing Winnipeg. Anecdotes, congratulatory messages, and pictures...
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14 Sep 2020
After more than 19 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Canadian Military Engineer (CME) Branch, WO Jory Nason, CD, will retire 14 September 2020. At the member’s request, a gathering will held...
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13 Sep 2020
After 38 years of dedicated service, Major-General Sirois will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces on 13 September, 2020. During almost four decades, MGen Sirois has served in many command positions, from Tp Comd to CO of 5 CER, as a...
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09 Sep 2020
After 15 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, Major Garrett Aucoin will retire on 9 Sept 2020 and transition into an infrastructure position within The Correctional...
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04 Sep 2020
Chief Warrant Officer Alain Guimond will retire on 4 September 2020, the first day of his 38th year of loyal and dedicated service to Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces.
CWO Alain Guimond joined the Canadian Forces on September 1983 in...
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03 Sep 2020
MWO Brad Robar will retire from the CAF on the 03 September 2020 with more than 25 years of loyal and dedicated service, 20 years of which were with the Canadian Military Engineers. MWO Robar will enjoy retirement with his family in the...
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02 Sep 2020
After more than 22 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, MCpl René Poirier retired on 02 Sep 2020. Anecdotes, congratulatory messages, and pictures can be sent to MWO JGG St-...
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31 Aug 2020
After more than 36 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, Warrant Officer R.W. MacDonald retired on 31 August 2020. Due to the current situation, a DWD gathering is not...
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31 Aug 2020
After 36 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, CWO Gordon Aitken will retire on 31 Aug 2020. There will be a DwD ceremony on Thursday 20 August 2020, 1400 hrs. Location...
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04 Aug 2020
After almost 2 decades (19 years) of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, WO Les Connell (CE Supt) has retired from the CAF on 04 August 2020. WO Connell will be promoted to the rank...
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26 Jun 2020
1. AFTER OVER 36 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, COLONEL BRIAN IRWIN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 JUNE, 2020.
2. COLONEL IRWIN BEGAN HIS MILITARY SERVICE IN 1983 AS A MEMBER OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON IN...
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17 Jun 2020
After 35 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, CWO Gilles Caouette will retire on 17 June 2020 . An informal lunch will be scheduled once the COVID-19 restrictions for...
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22 Apr 2020
After more than 39 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces with more than 33 years to the Canadian Military Engineers, WO Rodney Milburn retired from the CAF on 22 April 2020. A Depart with Dignity event was held...
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21 Mar 2020
MWO Ryan Vincent, CD, will retire from the National Defence Fire Service on 21 March 2020 after 24 years of service in Canada, Former Republic of Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.
MWO Ryan Vincent joined the Canadian Armed Forces in November ...
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11 Mar 2020
After more than 22 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Warrant Officer Ryan MacArthur retired on 17 Mar 2020. A Depart with Dignity Ceremony will take place in...
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10 Mar 2020
LCol André Desrochers will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces on 10 March 2020 after 33 years of service. At the members request, no DWD will take place. Please forward any congratulatory messages, anecdotes, and farewell messages to...
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09 Mar 2020
After 34 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, MWO Robert (Bobby) Gale will retire on the 9 Aug 2020 . There will be an informal lunch on 23 April 2020 at Ye’s Buffet...
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03 Mar 2020
After more than 28 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, WO Troy Gibson retired from the CAF on 03 March 2020. Congratulatory letters and anecdotes can be sent to Sgt J.S....
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07 Feb 2020
Second Retirement
A message from Mr Gilles Guignard:
Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman
After 43+ years of service in the Army Reserves, CAF and the Public Service which included 20 years in Ottawa with almost half that time spent in ADM(...
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31 Jan 2020
After 27 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, LCol Chad Rizzato, CD, will retire on 31 January 2020. A depart with Dignity ceremony will be held at the...
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30 Jan 2020
After 36 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Royal Canadian Artillery and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Chief Warrant Officer Darryl Foster, MMM, CD will retire on 30 January 2020. A Depart...
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06 Jan 2020
Sergeant Émelie “Emmy” Pilon M.S.M., C.D., will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces on 06 January 2020 after 21 years of combined service. At the members request, no DWD will take place. Please forward any congratulatory messages,...
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06 Jan 2020
MCpl Yannick Plante will be releasing from the CAF after more than 12 years of service to the branch. His last official day in the CAF will be 06 Jan 2020. There will be a Departure With Dignity Ceremony on 27 November 2019 at 1200 hrs...
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02 Dec 2019
After 16+ years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Captain Adèle Boivin, CD, will retire on 2 December 2019. She will be starting her next career with ADM(IE) as a...
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02 Dec 2019
After more than 33 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, Capt Andy Walsh retired on 02 Dec 2019. Anecdotes, congratulatory messages, and pictures can be sent to MWO Brown: ...
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09 Nov 2019
After 10 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed forces (CAF) and the Canadian Military Engineers, MCpl Sebastian Wilkolaski will retire on 9 Nov 2019. There will be a beer call at the Annapolis Mess 25 Oct 2019 at 1500...
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01 Nov 2019
After 27 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, Sgt Anderson C. Thomas will retire on 01 Nov 2019. There will be a gathering at the Sgt and Warrant Officers Mess Denison...
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01 Nov 2019
After 27 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers, MWO Trevor Larose will retire on the 01 Nov 2019 . There will be an informal Lunch BBQ on 31 Oct in the RP Ops Det canteen...
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30 Oct 2019
After 31 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Capt Michel Carrier, CD will retire on 30 October 2019. A beer call from 1700-1900 hrs will occur followed by a...
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06 Oct 2019
After 20 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Sergeant Troy Ferguson, CD will retire on 06 Oct 19. A Depart with...
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02 Oct 2019
After 37 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Royal Canadian Artillery and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Sergeant Mark Piche, CD retired on 02 Oct 19. A Depart with Dignity (DWD) Ceremony will...
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01 Oct 2019
After 42 years and 88 days of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, LCol Yvan Martineau, CD will retire October 1st, 2019. At the request of the member, a private Depart with...
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01 Oct 2019
Sergeant Vince de Boer will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces as a Firefighter, after 14 years of service.
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Vince graduated high school in 2003 and worked for several years at the well-known Calgary...