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URGENT for All CMEA Members Using Pay Allotments

As a result of a Treasury Board directive taking effect 1 January 2016, pay allotments of $2.00 and less are no longer being processed. The CMEA and others were only notified after the directive was implemented and are no longer receiving members’ monthly dues. This means members’ dues paid by the pay allotment system are no longer being deducted from their pay. As a way to work around this situation and ensure our members can continue to use the very convenient pay…

New CMEA Chapter Established in Comox

Due to the efforts of Russ Vida and Dave Armitt, the CMEA can now claim a new Chapter located in Comox, BC. To date 29 members have joined. All members of the CME family living in the Comox Valley or anywhere in Central or North Vancouver Island are welcome. Activities and events will be posted to this page.

CME General Officer Appointments

The Chief of the General Staff, General John Vance has announced the following promotions and key appointments for two CME officers (CANFORGEN 008/16 CDS 003/16 191319Z JAN 16): Major-General P.F. Wynnyk will be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General and appointed Commander of the Canadian Army replacing Lieutenant-General J.M.M. Hainse. Colonel M.A.J. Carignan will be promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General and appointed Canadian Army Chief of Staff Land Operations…

Saviour saved: Twice-decorated American military contractor lauds Canadian Army Combat Engineer sergeant

Petawawa, Ontario — Originally published November 10, 2015 in Canadian Army News Sergeant Jeff Veinot, a Canadian Army combat engineer, says the bonds formed in combat are unlike any other, and the friendship he formed with an American civilian military contractor Richard Cicero under fire in Afghanistan is no exception. Mr. Cicero, who lost two limbs to an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan, credits Sgt Veinot with leading the effort to save his life.…

A Friendship Forged in Blood and Sacrifice

By Rick Drennan 20 December 2015 Reprinted by permission from the Mississauga News The world shuddered in 2015. Terrorist attacks left many feeling there was no place safe from evil. But hope springs eternal, as it did 70 years ago, in 1945. The Second World War came to an end and VE (Victory) Day was met with a loud sigh after millions of lives were lost in the great conflagration. The war’s end hammered home the notion that good eventually overcomes evil. Holland, once…

Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada

Your United Way donation can be directed to the CME Museum When your United Way campaigner asks for a donation, you can direct your donation to the Charity of your choice by completing the proper section of the donation form. To make a United Way Campaign donation to the CME Museum through MEMAC (Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada), provide the name and address below and this Revenue Canada registration number: 119245231 RR 0001 Outside of the United Way,…

New Governance Model for the CMEA

From Dave Carney, Executive Director, CMEA After over a year of hard work by the national executive, a new governance model is in effect for the CMEA. This has been brought about by new rules of the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act, remembering that the CMEA was first incorporated as a Not-For-Profit (non-charitable) corporation in 2010. Full details of the process and effects can be read by clicking Backgrounder: Effect of the Canada Not For Profit Corporations Act (…

2015 CMEA National Conference 25-26 Nov 2015

Attendees: Click HERE to see who is coming. Registration: Please click here for Registration Page. Questions: Please click here to contact the Conference Registrar. Schedule: Click this link for all details including events and locations and can be found at CMEA National Conference Ottawa 25-26 November 2015. Programme:  Download the Programme using the link below.