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By 2Lt Jim Wood, UPAR, The British Columbia Dragoons
Photos by: Cpl John Swannack, The British Columbia Dragoons
Napoleon had more than a hundred maxims of war. His first was that mountains and rivers often serve as effective barriers, and a good many of the remainder centre on how and when to cross them. Others stress the importance of knowing what lies on the other side, especially when it comes to determining an enemy’s intentions. Two-hundred-year-old advice, but the…
Originally published in eVeritas June 2010
22807 Capt Michelle Whitty (RMC 2004) is a civil engineer and Combat Engineer Officer currently at the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) which provides Geospatial Information and Geomatics Support to the Canadian Forces. She recently returned from a six-month tour of duty to Kandahar Airfield (KAF) as the Battle Group Engineer Plans Officer. In battle, the primary role of Engineers is to help the army live, move and…
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Par Nicolas Laffont 1 février 2017
Ils étaient près de 4000 au début du processus, et désormais sur les 70 premiers candidats qui passent à l’étape 2 de sélection du prochain astronaute canadien, pas moins de 15 d’entre eux sont militaires des Forces armées canadiennes!
Les astronautes sont des explorateurs modernes. Ils naviguent courageusement autour de la Terre pour contribuer à l’acquisition de nouvelles connaissances scientifiques. Leur courage et…
Reprinted from Daily Commercial News
By Angela Gismondi, 1 February 2017
This is the first of a two-part Daily Commercial News series exploring military construction and engineering training exercises that are being conducted across Canada. The exercises are meant to ensure Canadian Armed Forces engineers and reserve force combat engineers are ready to serve the country by building the necessary infrastructure required for military operations at home or abroad. The first…
Reprinted from Daily Commercial News
By Angela Gismondi, 2 February 2017
This is the second and final article in a two-part Daily Commercial News series exploring military construction and engineering training exercises that are being conducted across Canada. The exercises are meant to ensure Canadian Armed Forces engineers and reserve force combat engineers are ready to serve the country by building the necessary infrastructure required for military operations at home…
Ottawa, 31 January 2017
The CDS has announced a number of promotions and appointments resulting from retirements. The following are the Engineer officers included in the list:
Brigadier-General J.S. Sirois was promoted to the rank of Major-General and was appointed Chief of Staff – Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment), at National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa, replacing Major-General K.D. McQuillan.
Colonel D.A. MacIsaac was promoted acting…
These are some of the Reunions and Birthday Celebrations occurring across the country this year. We will update this page as we receive news of more events.
They are listed starting from the West.Click for details.
Victoria, BC Victoria Chapter Dining and Hockey - 22 - 28 April 2017
Chilliwack, BC 43rd Annual Pacific Retired Sappers' Reunion - 2017
Edmonton, AB Alberta Retired Sappers' Birthday Lunch - 2017
Petawawa, ON 2 CER 40Twenty…
The Canadian Military Engineer Branch is pleased to announce the new Chief of Staff (Infrastructure and Environment) / Canadian Armed Forces Chief Military Engineer, MGen J. Sylvain Sirois, OMM, CD, effective 15 January 2017, replacing MGen K.D. McQuillan, OMM, CD who retired from CAF on 14 November 2016.
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Fifteen cadets from the Chilliwack-based 1725 Royal Canadian Engineer Cadet Corpswill be travelling to Europe in April, primarily to visit Vimy Ridge as part of the 100th Anniversary of that great battle.
The cadets will be in Europe for nine days and will not only tour Vimy, but visit Paris, Passchendaele, Ypres, and Brussels. During the Vimy portion of the trip, they will join an anticipated 25,000 fellow Canadians for this once-in-a-lifetime ceremony, celebrating Canada’s…
