The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of the Republic of South Korea has announced the holding of the 2024 Youth Peace Camp for grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Korean War Veterans. The Youth Peace Camp is intended to pass down to future generations the bond that was forged during the Korean War between Korea and UN countries.
Three vacancies are to be allocated to Canada. Applicants must be the grandchild or great-grandchild of a Korean War veteran who is…
We have been advised by the Korean Defence Attaché Office that the 2024 Revisit Korea Program is now open for Canadian applications for the following events:
April: 6 persons (3 families)
July: 4 persons (2 families)
November: 4 persons (2 families)
These dates are not yet confirmed. The number of participants is very limited. Korean War Veterans will be given priority for these visits, but relatives of deceased Korean War veterans may apply.…
This is the fourth of five articles by Lieutenant-Colonel Don Kennedy, CD (Ret'd) in which he related his personal and professional connections with the former home of the Engineers. More will follow.
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 1 First Impressions
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 2 Domestic Site
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 3 Operational Site
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 4 "Oot & Aboot"
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 5 Hinterland Unlocked
Chronicles…
We often receive notice of retirements and releases that do not come with biographies. These are listed below:
Nous recevons souvent des avis de retraits et de sorties qui ne sont pas accompagnés de biographies. Ceux-ci sont listés ci-dessous :
12 January / janvier 2024
Barbour, Cpl S.W.D.
After more than 12 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Cpl S.W.D. Barbour, CD, retired on 08 November…
Article submitted by: Shereen Almosallem Co-op Student. Eng, Real Property Operations Unit (West), 15 Wing
In a significant effort to enhance service accessibility at the RP Ops Det base, Captain Besedin and WO White, members of the RP Ops unit at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, introduced the initial idea. Afterward, this idea thoroughly refined and executed by the Command team, has resulted in the implementation of a user-friendly solution for streamlined issue reporting—the Work…
This is the second in a four-part series by Lieutenant-Colonel Don Kennedy, CD (Ret'd) in which he related his personal and professional connections with the former home of the Engineers.
The heart and soul of the Chilliwack Home Station was always the terrain south of Keith Wilson Rd - that is, the military operational and training areas. There is a cast concrete 10-man Arctic tent near the All Sappers’ Cenotaph that pays tribute to all those robust Sappers that first…
19 January 2024
The current CMEA website was launched on 19 January 2014, ten years to the day of writing. Since that time it has grown from 500 pages to over 8500 pages of current news, events, historical entries and other items of interest. In addition to thousands of visits from Canadian users, it receives dozens from other parts of the world.
Since the site was launched, our development and content teams have worked hard to maintain the site as a relevant part of…
Welcome to the 50th Annual Retired Sappers Reunion, 2024 and as always, your reunion committee is gearing up and looking forward to the challenges of putting together your Annual Retired Sappers Reunion. Welcome to our new Chairman Dave Shavalier.
This year we will have a mixed Meet & Greet. All events other than Golf will take place at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 295 5661 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC. Golf at Kinkora Golf Course. Accommodation will be…
Article by: Capt Kyle Ho, Real Property Operations Unit (West)
Infrastructure management teams face competing priorities with limited resources, and there is no one‑size‑fits‑all solution to solving problems.
To better equip management teams, Real Property Operations Unit (West) (RPOU(W)) hosted the Engineering, Operations and Planning Working Group 31 Oct 23 – 02 Nov 23 to address the challenging issues of maintaining our ever‑aging infrastructure portfolio. To orient…
This is the second in a four-part series by Lieutenant-Colonel Don Kennedy, CD (Ret'd) in which he related his personal and professional connections with the former home of the Engineers.
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 1 First Impressions
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 2 Domestic Site
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 3 Operational Site
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 4 "Oot & Aboot"
Chronicles from Vedder – Part 5 Hinterland Unlocked
Chronicles from Vedder –…
