CHIMO! Communiqués

CHIMOs by Title and Year of Publication.

CHIMO! Communiqués are informal way of disseminating unclassified information of interest to the CME Family. They are collected, collated and distributed by the CME Branch Adjutant and passed down the line. There is no schedule for these publications, nor is are there any terms of reference concerning their content. You can review past issues in our archives using the Search feature on this page.

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The D-Day Copper Cross

On 22 February 1919, the Royal Army Chaplains' Department will celebrate 100 years from the time King George V bestowed the prefix 'Royal' to their name in recognition of its outstanding service and sacrifice during the First World War.… more...
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Chapel and Alter build by 3rd Cdn Div Engrs

Mapping the Battle of Normandy

This summer, the Canadian Research and Mapping Association (CRMA) will launch a massive initiative to help commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Normandy. The CMEA received the letter below along with some sample… more...
So far, 70% of First Canadian Armys positions have been mapped.

Captain Jobin, RCE, Receives Commander of the Army Commendation

On 12 December 2018, Captain Jobin was presented with the Commander Canadian Army Commendation. The citation reads as follows: In recognition of his outstanding professionalism when on 3 October 2017 he encountered a motorcyclist accident… more...
Capt Jobin receives Army Commander's . [CWO Hamilton (Formation CWO), Capt Jobin, Col Errington (Comd CTC), LCol Honig (Cmdt CFSME), CWO Lapointe (SCWO)]

Brigadier-General Jennie Carignan on progress of Operation HONOUR within 2nd Canadian Division

Reprinted from The Maple Leaf  Article / December 17, 2018 / Project number: 18-0465 By Brigadier-General M.A.J. (Jennie) Carignan, Commander 2nd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force (East) Montréal, Québec — The… more...
Brigadier-General M.A.J. (Jennie) Carignan, Commander 2nd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force (East)

Pigspiel Proceeds Given to Soldier On / Sans Limites

From Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SoldierOnSanslimites/posts/1922840764438166 This weekend, we are going to take a moment to thank the Canadian Military Engineers of RP Ops Det Kingston, who back on 12-14 April 2018, held their… more...
Cpl Jennifer Fraser, Maj Alexandre Landry, OC RP Ops Det Kingston, Maj (Ret'd) Chris Catry, and receiving the cheque on behalf of Soldier On / Sans Limites, MWO Ed Butt, Sgt-Maj RP Ops Det Kingston.

Governor General to Invest 70 Recipients into the Order of Military Merit

6 November 2018 OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will preside over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony at the Canadian War Museum, on … more...
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CME Museum Displays Capt Mitchell's Victoria Cross

To honour the night Captain Norman Mitchell performed the action for which he received the Victoria Cross, the Canadian Military Engineers Museum exhibited his medals in the lobby of The Mitchell Building.  On the night of 8-9 October… more...
Display of Capt Mitchell's Medals

4 ESR Oromocto Food Bank Project

By Sgt Julien Forget, CD Over the summer of 2018, 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR), 53 Construction Troop (53 CT), participated in a donation based project for the Oromocto Food Bank, situated on d’Amours Street in Oromocto. It… more...
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Members of 4 Engineer Support Regiment upon handing over the finished building to the Oromocto Food Bank

Ex MAROON RAIDER 2018

By 2Lt Jonathan Carpino Canadian Army members of the Mighty Maroon Machine descended onto CFB Gagetown from all over the Maritimes last week to participate in the premier 5 Division Collective Training Exercise: MAROON RAIDER 2018. This… more...
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Members of 24 Reserve Troop rehearse bridge construction on Ex MAROON RAIDER 2018

Trying To Contact WW II Sapper Vets

A Professor of History at Salem University in West Virginia, USA is currently in the process of writing a book concerning Allied engineering operations in World War II.  He is interested in any interviews/oral testimonials of veterans… more...
RCE GVIR Badge

Counter-Terrorism Training in Jamaica – Facility Design and Construction

By Capt Mitchell Hargreaves, Design Officer and Capt Vincent Boivin, QA/QC Officer Canada’s security being inseparably related to that of other states, it is in our interest to support other countries with training, funding, equipment,… more...
Counter-Terrorism Training Centre Montague, Jamaica

Sappers Visit the Queen

By BGen Steve Irwin (Ret’d), Canadian Military Engineer Colonel Commandant Capt Jacques Landry, CWO Glenn Simpkin, my wife Deanna and I visited Buckingham Palace on 27 June. We were met by a Lady in Waiting and the Queen’s Equerry. CWO… more...
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HRH QE II

A Time to Reflect and Remember

Updated 20 June 2018 By BGen Kevin Horgan, Member of Phase II 8801  20 June 2018 will mark the 30th anniversary of the Slesse Range Demolition Accident, a tragic and significant milestone in the history of the CME.  This event… more...
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Commemorative Plaque at CFSME Gagetown

Change of Director Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE)

By Maj Frank Bird CO 1st Canadian Division HQ and Staff Officer to Director RCE. April 2018 marks the official handover of the Directorship of the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) from BGen Derek Basinger to Col Kyle Solomon. BGen… more...
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Col Derek Basinger receives the Director RCE framed pennant from Colonel Commandant CME BGen (R) Steve Irwin. From left to right Cmdt CFSME and Deputy Director RCE, LCol Barb Honig, Col Cmdt CME BGen (R) Steve Irwin, Col Basinger and CME CWO, CWO Glenn Simpkin. Photo taken by Maj J. Boddy OC Field Engineer Training Squadron CFSME

Engineers Repair Bonaventure Memorial

By Ryan Melanson – Trident In March, a group of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) engineers repaired the HMCS Bonaventure Anchor Memorial which has sat at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, N.S., since 1973. The memorial is made from the… more...
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Members of 144 and 143 Construction Engineering Flight, based out of Pictou and Bridgewater, conducted the repair work on the Bonaventure Memorial, and used a crane on March 19 to connect the anchor to the newly built metal mounts. Photo: Ryan Melanson, Trident

48th Annual CME Curling Pigspiel

The 48th Annual CME Curling Pigspiel was held on 13-14 April 2018 at the Kingston Garrison Golf and Curling Club. This event, open to all Engineers serving, former, family and friends, saw 18 teams piped onto the ice from Kingston,… more...
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Winning Team: Dave Barr, Danny Gagnon, Morgan Gagnon, Wade Wright

Name Change – Military Engineering Branch

CANFORGEN 064/18 ADM IE 001/18 121822Z APR 18 NAME CHANGE - MILITARY ENGINEERING BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED 1. THE MILITARY ENGINEERING BRANCH WAS SO NAMED DURING THE UNIFICATION PROCESS IN 1971. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO UNIFICATION, AND EVER SINCE,… more...
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Exercise UBIQUE 2018

Written By: 2Lt Ovens 5 CDSB GAGETOWN - The theme of the capstone training activity for Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) this year was “Strong Secure Engaged”, Canada’s new defence policy and the implications it will… more...
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MGen Sirois, Chief Military Engr

14 CES Refurbishes HMCS Bonaventure Monument

14 Construction Engineering Squadron members from Pictou and Bridgewater, Canadian Armed Forces veterans and stakeholders conduct maintenance and repair work on the HMCS Bonaventure Anchor Monument at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova… more...
14 CES members working on HMCS Bonaventure Monument at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, NS

4 ESR Deploys Troop to Latvia in support of Op REASSURANCE

By MCpl Jacob Bradley From 25 Sept 17 to 20 Oct 17, a composite troop of 38 Combat Engineers, Heavy Equipment Operators and Construction Technicians deployed from 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR) to Camp Ᾱdaži, Latvia in support of Op… more...
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Composite troop from 4 ESR

Op SNOWGOOSE

By Capt Soo Choi, Op SNOWGOOSE (Officer – Royal Canadian Engineers) A part of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is to maintain the military status quo in order to prevent a recurrence of fighting and set the… more...
UNFICYP Patrol 2017