It is requested that this message be given the widest possible distribution.
Prière de distribuer ce message au plus grand nombre de personnes possible.
This message from the CDS was sent to all recipients on the DWAN. It is being repeated here due to its importance to all members of the CMEA.
Le texte français suit.
The health and well-being of the Defence Team is always top of mind. Mental health in our community is important and we must keep the conversation about mental health and its effects open and clear. Again this year, we are participating in the national discussion on mental health as part of the Bell Let's Talk…
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…
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.
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
