By David Burke, CMEA Executive Director
Last week on the 28th and 29th of November the CMEA hosted a very successful two-day conference at the Army Ottawa Officers’ Mess. The theme of the conference was “Strong, Secure, Engaged – Canada’s New Defence Policy and the Engineers.” Day One comprised formal presentations and discussions that examined the impact of the 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged Defence Policy (SSE). And Day Two was a business meeting of the CMEA.
The…
Jim Harris has reported that the new Chilliwack Military Museum is quickly setting-up in its new home in downtown Chilliwack. It is located at 45915 Wellington Ave., Chilliwack, BC V2P 2C6 (click on the map image to the right).
The facility is about 1750 sq ft in size. Unfortunately, it will not hold all of our artefacts but thanks to 39 CER's Honorary Colonel Bill Diamond, one and possibly a second 20-foot sea container has been…
Conference Programme / Programme de la conference
November 28
Army Ottawa Officers’ Mess
0800-0830
Registration
AOOM Dining Room
0830
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Executive Director
0845
Keynote Speaker BGen Derek Basinger
Director General Capability and Structure Integration (DGCSI)
0915
Coffee
Sponsored by United Rentals
0945
Panel 1: An Academic View of SSE
Prof Stephan Saideman (Carleton)
Prof Stephanie Carvin…
RE Museum Newsletter (Remembrance)
Edited by Rebecca Blackburn (Visitor Engagement Manager)
The Museum was founded over a hundred years ago as a place of education and also memory. Many of the very first items donated to the collection represented the place, actions and events witnessed by Royal Engineers.
We have decided to use this edition of the newsletter as a way of saying thanks to those of our visitors and supporters who have helped us commemorate the Royal Engineers…
The Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) is pleased to announce the following winners of the Bursary program 2018:
Matthew Burgess (Wainwright) – Maj (Ret’d) Burgess (CMEA Chapter - Edmonton)
Valerie Moore (St. Albert) – Maj (Ret’d) Moore (CMEA Chapter - Edmonton)
Liam Anstey (Ottawa) - MWO (Ret’d) Anstey (CMEA Chapter - Halifax)
Antoine Gendron (Lethbridge) - WO (Ret’d) Gendron (CMEA Chapter - Edmonton)
Erica Paige Hawker (Petawawa) – Sgt Hawker (CMEA Chapter -…
This Remembrance Day, November 11, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In 2016, a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force and his family visited the site of a First World War battle of which most Canadians are probably unaware. They also visited the graves of his ancestors.
“At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.”
By Captain Milovan Krgusic
During my summer holidays, I took my…
So much courage, so little remembered.
By David Yates, For the Signal Star
Published on: November 6, 2018
Three brothers from Goderich, Ontario fought in the First World War - two as infantrymen and two as sappers. Only one returned home. A fourth brother had emigrated to Australian and survived Gallipoli and the Somme.
Read the complete story in the Sarnia Observer at https://www.theobserver.ca/opinion/columnists/the-fighting-redfern-brot….
MWO Ryan Vincent (vice-President Edmonton Chapter CMEA) and Ralph Gienow (Secretary/Treasurer Edmonton Chapter CMEA) present MWO Marshall Dumont, of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, with a plaque from the CMEA Edmonton Chapter at his Depart With Dignity Ceremony on 19 Oct 2018. Marshall served as the President of the Edmonton Chapter from 2014 to 2018 and he retired after 29 years of service.
