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 Demolition of the Wainwright Abattoir

The Abattoir slaughterhouse was built in 1935 to control the bison population in Buffalo National Park. Since the park’s closure in 1940 and the transfer of the land to DND, the Abattoir has been frequently used as a landmark, a shelter… more...
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The Abatoir // L’Abattoir

Sgt Ralph Bridge Replacement in Gagetown Strengthens Army Capabilities

Reprinted from DCC at Work May 2015 The Sergeant Ralph Bridge at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown (formerly known as Canadian Forces Base Gagetown) is one of the most frequently travelled thoroughfares on the entire base. Troops… more...
DCC at Work

112th Birthday Celebrations in the Sinai

By Capt Mandy Landolt The Royal Canadian Engineers of Op CALUMET, the Canadian named operation within the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai Egypt, celebrated the 112th birthday of the CME on 30 April 2015. The event was celebrated… more...
Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai

Exercise NORTHERN SAPPER

Authors: Lt Harty (42), Lt Tholl (43) and WO Ryall (48) Once again, 5 Wing Goose Bay and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador opened their arms and welcomed 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR) to the Northern regions of Canada for its… more...
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Ex NORTHERN SAPPER Igloo

Ex RISING THUNDER – Canadian and US Sappers train together

By MCpl JJN Pruneau, 3 Sect Comd, 2 Tp, 11 Fd Sqn Ex RISING THUNDER was a Company level exercise conducted by 571st Sapper Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade (US). The 2 Troop Terrors from 11 Field Squadron, 1 CER… more...
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2 Troop setting up the MICLIC // 2 Tp prépare le MICLIC

Corporal Gerard “Gerry” Gaudet WW II Veteran Presented the French Legion of Honour

The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to advise that the Government of France has presented the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Corporal Gerrard “Gerry” Gaudet, a WW II Royal Canadian Engineer veteran and a participant in… more...
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Legion of Honour Awarded to Cpl Gerry Gaudet

Collins Theatre - Revealing Ceremony

On the 1st of April, 2015, the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, held a small ceremony to announce the unveiling of the Collins Theatre. Formally known as the Tactics Theatre, the facility has been officially renamed after… more...
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Plaque in the memory of CWO Collins // Une plaque a été créée en la mémoire de l'adjuc Collins

Real Training, Real Savings

In January of 2014, 1 Engineer Support Unit (1 ESU) was approached by the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) with requests to design and oversee the construction of office and storage buildings at Garrison Petawawa. The buildings… more...
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2 CER pouring the Storage Building slab on grade foundation // Le 2RGC coule le béton pour les fondations de l’entrepôt

CMEA Last Post Entries

The CMEA has been putting Last Post entries on our Website since 2001: English: http://cmea-agmc.ca/cme-family-last-post Francais: http://cmea-agmc.ca/fr/derniere-sonnerie The vast majority of these entries have come from the efforts of a… more...
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Image to Come

Canadian Engineer Creates Biggest Explosions in the World

The two largest non-nuclear planned explosions in history involved the same man - a Canadian Engineer officer - Major Cyril Burton North, DSO, MC. First some background. During World War I, the Canadian Engineers had three tunnelling… more...
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St Eloi crater 7 Jun 1917

Ex ROGUISH BUOY 2015

By Lt Jerome Turgeon, 4 Tp Comd, 2 CER 2 CER’s Dive team deployed to Garrison Valcartier for an international ice diving exercise. This exercise was led by the Army Dive Center and included dive teams from every engineer regiment in Canada… more...
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2 CER Dive Team cutting an APC out of the ice // L’équipe de plongée du 2 RGC dégage un TTB de la glace.

Our Orphans are Home

ALL SAPPERS MEMORIAL PARK - CHILLIWACK By the CFB Chilliwack Historical Society Summer of 2009 was a wonderful time – Sappers “Everywhere” rejoiced when Canada lands Company Ltd agreed to renovate The Cenotaph grounds here in Chilliwack.… more...
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Operation HOMECOMING // Opération HOMECOMING

National FireFit Champion and World Firefighter Combat Challenge

By Angela Florcke 18 December 2014 What would possess a firefighter to don their full turnout gear, including a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), and pit their skills in a grueling race against time when there’s no actual fire to… more...
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FireFit Challenge

Geospatial Engineering Support to Exercise KOOTENAY COUGAR 2014

By: Sgt Mike Ward This past August 2014, the Joint Task Force Pacific Geomatics section (JTFP Geo) was tasked to provide geospatial engineering support (mapping) to Ex KOOTENAY COUGAR 2014. Deploying as a Geospatial Engineering Support… more...
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Columbia River looking north towards Trail // Fleuve Columbia, vue vers le nord en direction de Trail

From Design to Destruction

Written by: MWO Neadow (1 ESU Trg MWO) Many of you that know or have heard about 1 Engineer Support Unit (1 ESU), may have a preconceived notion that these men and women sit around in their plush arm chairs designing, do project manage and… more...
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66 mm LAW

Sapper Gill Leclair Awarded Legion of Honour

The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to announce that on the 24th of October 2014 at the town hall of Rouyn-Noranda the Government of France awarded Sapper Gill Leclair (Retired) the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. Mr… more...
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The French National Order of the Legion of Honour is presented to Spr Gill Leclair by the Consul General of France in Montréal, Bruno Clerc. // Leclair a reçu cet honneur des mains du Consul général de France à Montréal, M. Bruno Clerc.</

13th CME Colonel Commandant Appointed

BGen S.M. Irwin, CD (Retired) has been appointed the 13th Colonel Commandant of the Canadian Military Engineering Branch. He has assumed his new responsibilities during the Change of Appointment ceremony that was presided over by BGen J.S… more...
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BGen R.W. DesLauriers, OMM, CD, BGen J.S. Sirois, and BGen S.M. Irwin signing the change of appointment certificate // Bgén R.W. DesLauriers, OMM, CD, Bgén J.S. Sirois, et Bgén S.M. Irwin signent le parchemin officiel de la passation

Canadian and American Sappers Work Together During Exercise VAUBAN’S REVENGE

By Lt Kyung Sun Choi, 3 Troop Commander, 12 Field Squadron 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) conducted Exercise VAUBAN’s REVENGE in the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright training area from 14 to 28 October, 2014. Although the exercise… more...
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22-Bay Double-Storey MGB Across the Battle River // PM à deux étages et 22 segments en construction sur la rivière Battle

100 Years Ago in the Trenches

From the notes of Major Vince Larocque, CD (Ret'd)   25 February 2015 Lieutenant Duncan Bell-Irving was born in England on January 3rd, 1888 and came with his parents to Vancouver in April of that same year. He attended school in… more...
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Lieutenant Duncan Bell-Irving, CE KIA 25 February 2015

Operation CROCODILE: Canadian Army soldiers, a natural fit for UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Gerry Weaver, Army Public Affairs Senior Liaison Officer LCol JT Galuga was MONUSCO’s representative to the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC), the national Congolese army, from June to December, 2014. He is… more...
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Senior Liaison Officer LCol JT Galuga was MONUSCO’s representative to the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC), the national Congolese army, from June to December, 2014. He is pictured with two FARDC officers in the town of Mavivi in North Kivu, DRC in July, 2014. Photo courtesy of LCol JT Galuga / Le Lcol JT Galuga, officier supérieur de liaison, était le représentant de la MONUSCO auprès des Forces armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC), l’armée congolaise nationale

CME Branch CWO Activity Report Sep - Nov 2014

11 June 2014 I attended the handover briefing and the appointment of our new CME Branch Advisor Col Horgan. Col Horgan's biography is included in the attached file. 25 June 2014 Col Horgan the CME Branch Advisor and I attended the Funeral… more...
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(De gauche à droite) Le Col K.G. Horgan, CD (nouveau conseiller du service du GMC), le Mgén C.T. Whitecross, OMM, CD (ingénieur militaire en chef des FAC) et le Lcol M.A. Gasparotto, MSM, CD (conseiller sortant du service du GMC par intérim) signent les parchemins de changement de fonctions.