The legacy of the Izzy doll continues in many ways, more than 25 years after the death of Mark Isfeld.
The November-December edition of the Legion Magazine includes a 4-page article on the work of the Izzy Doll project. With the permission of the Legion Magazine, we have re-published the article here:
Due to COVID-19, GW Graham Secondary School in Sardis and CFB Chilliwack Historical Society regrettably will not be hosting a Veterans Appreciation Day with Student Play this year. However, Damon Fultz, offers a back-up plan. Damon has presented a play for CFBCHS every year for the past 20 years, and he wishes not to break the cycle. So, Damon and his staff filmed a play for presentation dedicated to all Veterans and Serving members.
The play can be viewed on…
Major Bruce Sand served for 40 years in the Rhodesian and Canadian Armies as an engineer officer. He fought and kept the peace.
In retirement, Bruce has found a new calling as a poet and a short story writer. His book, A Soldier's Life: A Sapper's Poems and Short Stories is described in our New Publications section. Copies have been sent to the CME Museum in Gagetown, and our Colonel Commandant will be presenting a copy to Her Majesty the Queen.
Bruce engaged Major General…
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Hello all and I hope all is well for you and your families and that you were able to celebrate Thanksgiving together. [Read more ....]
After six years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Military Engineers, BGen Steve Irwin (Ret'd) will transfer the duties of Colonel Commandant to MGen Dan Benjamin, effective 21 March 2021. The Change of Appointment ceremony will take place in accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines in effect at that time.
The CMEA welcomes General Benjamin and sends a heart felt thank you to General Irwin for his loyal and energetic service.
Chimo!
Over the years, The Netherlands has struck several versions of their “Medal of Remembrance” to honour the soldiers who helped liberate their country during the Second World War. In 1995, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Holland, the Netherlands offered a "Thank you Canada" anniversary medal to the more than 20,000 Canadian veterans who came to Holland to celebrate this memorable occasion.
To honour the equally important contribution of those…
Last Post entries acknowledge the service, military and civilian, each of these people made over their lives. This is a list of our comrades whose Last Post entry has been posted in the last year. Many of these soldiers were veterans of the Second World War and Korea.
Lest we forget.
Sgt Christo “Chris” Spiro Alivisatos , CD (Ret’d)
28 Mar 2020
Spr Frederick William “Fred” Allbright (Ret’d)
27 Oct 2017
Reverend Arthur Sidney Allerton
09 Jan 2009…
Members of the Angus Glen Older Adults Club in Markham, ON are active supporters of the Izzy Doll project. A video of the work of their Craft Group has recently been produced that shows the club members hard at work making more Izzy Dolls. It also explains the origins of the Izzy Doll and the role of MCpl Mark Isfeld and his family in starting this humanitarian work with the children of the Former YugosIavia during the worst period of the conflict in the 1990s. Mark…
Brian Cleaver, a long-time member of the Sardis Kiwanis Club and a strong advocate for Special Olympics, has been recognized for exceptional volunteerism with the award of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.
Passion, dedication and a commitment to community are the driving forces behind the volunteers who receive the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. The medal recognizes the exceptional volunteer achievements of Canadians from across the country in a wide range of fields…
Thomas Edwin “Tom” Matthews was born in Québec City, QC. He was an artist, teacher, builder, traveller, sailor, reader, history buff and a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War. As a teenager, his interest in painting and design was nurtured by teachers such as Ethel Curry (a renowned Haliburton artist) and Arthur Lismer of the Group of Seven. He worked and studied industrial design in Chicago before joining the Canadian Army in 1942 as a…
