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Where are our Canadian Korean War Sapper Veterans?

Keeping in touch with our Sapper Korean War veterans has been made more difficult after the recent wind-down of the Korean Veterans Association. The CMEA has initiated an effort to improve the contact and communications among remaining Korean War veterans and within the CME Family. We also want to improve the CME Family awareness of the actions of the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Korean War and acknowledge the contributions and accomplishments of our Korean War…

TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Presents Cheque to CMEA

The CDAI Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence at the Chateau Laurier provided an ideal opportunity on 10 March for TD Insurance Meloche Monnex to present the CMEA with a cheque for $62,725.00 as part of our affinity relationship financial support for 2021. Since it was started nine years ago, TD Insurance Meloche Monnex has provided over $300,000 to the CMEA to fund many of our programs. On hand to receive the cheque from Mr Luc Naud, TD Meloche Monnex, were CWO Louis…

Bailey Bridges in Canada

Our work on cataloguing the location of permanent Bailey Bridges in Canada has been turned up one notch with the publication of an illustrated web feature Bailey Bridges in Canada. So far, we have located more than 100 Bailey bridges - some having been constructed as early as 1948. We estimate that there may be up to 300 permanent Bailey bridges still in use across the country.See our list of Bailey Bridges in Canada. We still need help locating more of these bridges.…

Save Juno Beach Campaign Needs Your Voice

The Save Juno Beach campaign is citizen-driven - run by friends and proud supporters of the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy. Any donations go directly to the Juno Beach Centre Association (JBCA). It is a Canadian non-profit charitable corporation that owns and operates the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy. Its purpose is: to provide a tangible and fitting memorial to Canada’s participation in the Second World War; to remember and commemorate the sacrifices made by all Canadians…

Commémoration Chypre 2024 -- Commemoration Cyprus 2024

Mission:  Commémorer la contribution du Canada à la mission de l’ONU à Chypre à l’occasion du 50e anniversaire de la guerre de 1974 Commemorate Canada’s contribution to the UN mission in Cyprus on the 50th anniversary of the 1974 war.  

Sapper Inducted into NB Sports Hall of Fame

Jim Riley, born in Bayfield NB, played hockey and baseball in the early part of the 20th century. He was a member of the 1917 Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans, the first American team to win the trophy. He left hockey briefly in 1918 to enlist in the Canadian Army with the 6th Field Company, Canadian Engineers, leaving the Army in 1919 at the rank of sergeant. Jim also played minor league baseball in the Texas League with a few games in the…

Kyle Scott Receives Military Personnel Command Commendation

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, Cpl Kyle Scott, (Ret’d) was honoured by the Military Personnel Command of the Canadian Forces for his efforts in helping veterans receive honours and awards. The award was presented in a Zoom call by Brigadier General Andrew Atherton, Chief of Staff Operations, Military Personnel Command in Ottawa. Kyle and his family were on hand at his branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Edmonton. Kyle reports he was “slightly embarrassed and grateful for this…

The Martintown Cenotaph

by CWO Gerry Duguid, MMM, CD (Ret’d) The village of Martintown, first known as MacMartin’s Mills, was established between 1801-1803. Martintown is located on the Raisin River, in the township of South Glengarry, north of Cornwall. The three United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry were well known to have sent many young men to serve in both World Wars. Discussion on the creation of a cenotaph in Martintown began one Sunday about three years ago after a Remembrance…

Employment Opportunity - Meaford Pumped Storage Project Manager

TC Energy - DND Ontario Pumped Storage Project Manager Background The Ontario Pumped Storage Project (OPS) is a proposed 1000 MW pumped hydro storage facility being developed by TC Energy (TCE) in partnership with the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) and constructed on the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre in Meaford, Ontario. The project has reached an advanced development stage and we are expanding the project team to support business objectives. Role We are currently…

39 CER Association Newsletter March 2022

In this issue: President’s Report Training Exercises 39 CER Sapper Summit 2022 In The News Recruiting Honours And Awards “BREWED UP”, by F.T.V. Savard