L'AGMC et notre parent d'association, la Conférence des associations de la défense (CAD), appuient entièrement la réponse provisoire du Gouvernement du Canada au 3ieme rapport du Comité permanent des anciens combattants. Le gouvernement a présenté un processus visant la mise en œuvre des recommandations du rapport, « Nouvelle charte des anciens combattants : Allons de l'avant » , et comportera la mise en œuvre sans délai de mesures correctives touchant les besoins des…
On the 19th of June 2014, the Edmonton Chapter held our second CMEA golf tournament. During the event we raised $4390.65. We donated $3500.00 to Valour Place and $750.00 to the Cpl Turner fund.
L'AGMC et notre parent d'association, la Conférence des associations de la défense (CAD), appuient entièrement la réponse provisoire du Gouvernement du Canada au 3ieme rapport du Comité permanent des anciens combattants. Le gouvernement a présenté un processus visant la mise en œuvre des recommandations du rapport, « Nouvelle charte des anciens combattants : Allons de l'avant » , et comportera la mise en œuvre sans délai de mesures correctives touchant les besoins des…
The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Bruce MacDonald, a recently retired high school Social Studies teacher in Nova Scotia, has created a blog to share the stories of the war's Guysborough County veterans, while providing background information related to their experiences. We have posted links to his stories on our site. Visit our page Stories About or By Sappers.
Former CDS Paul Manson makes a case for today's need for a new way for Canada’s military veterans to express their needs, concerns, and ambitions. In an editorial piece currently circulating among a number of veterans organizations, Mr. Manson makes a forceful argument for the establishment of a new structure to gather the many and varied veterans organizations under one lead to present their concerns in a convincing and forceful, yet constructive, way to seek solutions from…
OTTAWA – Major-General Paul Wynnyk assumed the role of Commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Command (CFINTCOM) and Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) today from Major-General Christian Rousseau. The change of command ceremony was held at the Cartier Drill Hall and was attended by Richard B. Fadden, Deputy Minister of National Defence, and presided over by General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff.
See the full article at http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=866099
On Friday, June 20, 2014 the Governor General presided over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony. Among those invested into the order were the following Military Engineers:
Brigadier-General Karl McQuillan, O.M.M., C.D
Captain Kirk Darch, M.M.M., C.D.
CWO Daryl Foster, MMM, CD
CWO Carl Kletke, M.M.M., C.D
Capt Celine Best from 4ESR, Gagetown and Maj Claire Bramma from CFINTCOM HQ, Ottawa finished 1st and 2nd respectively in the half-marathon event at the CAF Running Nationals. See more about the Running Nationals at CMEA News Brief and Chimo Communiqués for 24 June 2014.
Le capitaine Craig Fettes, de la direction du soutien aérien de l’Aviation royale canadienne (ARC) à Ottawa, a remporté la première place dans l’épreuve de cinq kilomètres du Championnat national de course des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) le 24 mai 2014. Le capitaine Craig Fettes (à droite) en compagnie du président d’honneur du Championnat national de course des Forces armées canadiennes, le brigadier‐général Alain Pelletier.
Le Championnat national de course des FAC…
