January 3, 1877
On this date in 1877, Maj G.R. Walker was appointed the first Professor of Military Engineering at the Royal Military College.
January 2, 1969
On this date in 1969, the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering was renamed to the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering.
January 1, 1941
On this date in 1941, No. 2 Tunneling Company RCE was authorized. The first Commanding Officer, Maj C.B. North RCE had previously served in the First World War. The CMEA sponsors The Tunnellers' Cup every year.
December 31, 1942
On this date in 1942, the Field Companies were assigned a series of demolitions to be carried out in the event of an invasion of England.
December 30, 1944
On this date in 1944, the Directorate of Engineer Development designed and tested a light alloy assault bridge for infantry use with a 100-foot span.
December 29, 1915
On this date in 1915, Cpl A. McI. Morrison was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for carrying out demolitions in the German lines.
December 28, 1943
On this date in 1943, all available engineer personnel were employed clearing debris from the streets and roads around Ortona after the German Parachutists retreated.
December 27, 1918
On this date in 1918, Canadian Railway Troops calculated that they had laid 1038 miles of broad gauge and 823 miles of narrow gauge and repaired 838/385 miles of railroad by the close of the year.
December 26, 1944
On this date in 1944, after a day of rest to celebrate Christmas, 12 Field Company upgraded a Class 12 Bailey bridge that had been erected on 24 Dec over the Lamone River to Load Class 40
December 25, 1951
On this date in 1951, at 0600hrs a reinforcement draft of Engineers for 57 Field Squadron arrived at the railway station in Seoul, Korea. They were served fried bread for breakfast. [LCol Vic Johnson (Retd) Personal Recollections]