Article By Lt Sebastien Morin, Operations Officer, RPOD Wainwright
On November 28-29, 2024, the Real Property Operations Detachment (RPOD) Wainwright participated in the Annual Turkey Shoot in the Small Arms Simulator (SAT) as part of their local Silly Week activities before the holidays. These competitions were designed to build camaraderie and promote esprit de corps within the Detachment while providing a brief respite from their busy schedules.
You might wonder, what…
The Vimy Foundation is accepting applications for the 2025 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize, another exciting educational opportunity for youth. The deadline to apply is 12 March 2025.
The Beaverbrook Vimy Prize is an immersive program offered by The Vimy Foundation that gives young people aged 15 to 17 from Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of those who shaped history.
From August 1 to 11, 2025, recipients visit…
Article by: Capt Kyle Ho, RPOU(W) Program Officer
On 23 Jan 25, a unique and heartfelt medal presentation ceremony was held for retired MCpl Jordan O'Brien. Deployed on Operation Impact in 2019, MCpl O'Brien did not receive his General Campaign Star with the correct engraving. Despite his retirement on 04 Jan 24, the replacement medal had not been issued. Recognizing this oversight, the 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) took action to ensure that MCpl O'Brien received the…
The CME would like to announce the release or retirement of the following members (no biographies submitted):
After more than 26 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch. Sgt J.G.M. Galarneau, CD, (00339) will retire on 30 June 2025. Anecdotes and well wishes may be sent to Sgt J.J.P.G. Brassard at Jonathan.Brassard@forces.gc.ca
After more than 23 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian…
The city of Seoul, Korea has announced the development of a monument in the civic center of the city to honour veterans from each of the 22 nations that supported South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. The plans for this remarkable monument were unveiled this week by Seoul's Mayor Oh Se-hoon.
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Meet the CME competitors on Team Canada for the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025. A biography for each athlete can be found on the Meet the Team website. Rencontrez les compétiteurs GMC de Équipe Canada pour les Jeux Invictus Vancouver Whistler 2025. Une biographie de chaque athlète est disponible sur le site Rencontrez l'équipe.
Assunta Aquino
Jeffrey Michael Becker
MWO Jerome Boisvert-Boucher
Capt Alin Mirea
Mark Smith
It is time to update our website. In its current form, it was launched in 2014. In those ten years, web technology advanced to the point we may no longer be able to protect it from hackers and more and more members are using mobile devices to access it. These are the main factors driving the need for a significant re-build.
Over the next month, we will be taking suggestions on how we can improve the site in terms of meeting the interests and needs of our membership. We…
For the last 50 years, the coastal municipality of Knokke-Heist, in Belgium, celebrates Remembrance Day with thousands of Canadian flags. Despite being separated from Canada by an ocean, the community has celebrated Remembrance Day since the end of the Second World War. That’s because Canadian soldiers of the First Canadian Army played an extensive role in liberating the town in 1944 from the German occupiers, during what became known as the Battle of the Scheldt.…
17 January 2025
In this Issue:
President’s Report
Exercises
Polar Bear Swim
6 FES Reunion – New Zealand
Veteran Affairs
Membership
39 CER Association Contacts
A special presentation today in Paris!
Lise Galuga, Executive Director of the Izzy Doll Initiative, briefed General Carignan, Canada's Chief of Defence Staff, on the impact of Izzy Dolls and the recent "80 Izzy Dolls for the 80th" project commemorating the liberation of France. General Carignan received a unique female soldier Izzy Doll, hand-crafted by Izzy Doll Mama Shirley O'Connell. The Izzy Doll Initiative proudly continues Master Corporal Mark Isfeld's legacy of…
