Unfortunately, Carrie Fortier, DGIEES, spent her last day at work, which happened to be October 22nd, in complete chaos.
Carrie took her retirement after 32 years of service, both with the Canadian Armed Forces and the Public Service. She left with a great sense of accomplishment and that without having reached the age of 50!
She plans to spend her time doing things she likes: hunting, fishing, landscaping and construction projects.
To ensure that Carrie…
by Selina Bishop
Strong governance is one of the key conditions required for a well-managed organization. As part of the Defence Renewal initiatives, establishing a streamlined governance design is a key objective.
Achieving this objective requires that the right committees are established, with the right members, to address the right topics. With all the recent changes in ADM(IE) (the centralization of real property, a major reorganization, and Defence Renewal) it naturally…
"Once you become a commanding officer, expect the un-expectable!", whoever came up with this advice could never had imagined what Maj Rick Dunning, from the CFFM’s office, would experience while in command of the Canadian Forces Station Alert, NU, this past summer.
"Thinking that I had all the power of the Captain of a ship two employees, who had dated for over 14 years, asked me if I would marry them in Alert", said Maj Dunning.
"I may have been in the CAF for many years,…
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 08:35:24 -0800
Moving Forward
Good afternoon,
Clearly, the world moves quickly! After last week’s announcement, I am very pleased to write to you today in my new role as the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs. I am sincerely looking forward to meeting with you and strengthening the relationships that are so important to enhancing the support of our men and women who served and made sacrifices for our nation and for their families.
It will take me a few weeks…
A crowdfunding campaign has been setup to assist the families of slain military members Cpl Nathan Cirillo and WO Patrice Vincent.
The campaign, called the 'Stand on Guard Fund' initially sought $10,000 but organizers say they passed the initial goal in less than a day. They've since raised their goal more than once and are now seeking $200,000 to split between the two families. It has already taken in donations from many Canadians and several major Canadian banks and the…
Reprinted from CBC News
'Nobody could say it's not, nobody could say it is,' says veteran Bob Shaw.
A Fredericton, N.B., man says that he may have a piece of a Franklin expedition ship.
In 1967, veteran Bob Shaw was part of a new section of the Armed Forces: combat divers. The team was working in the area of the Arctic where the wrecked HMS Erebus was discovered last month.
The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were part of Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition in 1845 to find the…
Re-printed from Army News
Windsor, Ontario — The city of Windsor has unveiled the first fixed monument erected in a Canadian city to honour Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan and Peacekeepers’ Monument, unveiled on September 7, 2014, in Reaume Park on the banks of the Detroit River, is also the first in Canada to honour fallen peacekeepers and soldiers on one monument.
"I think it is wonderful and very apt that the new monument shares with…
On the 19th of June 2014, the Edmonton Chapter held our second CMEA golf tournament. During the event we raised $4390.65. We donated $3500.00 to Valour Place and $750.00 to the Cpl Turner fund.
The CMEA and our parent association, the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA), fully support the recent federal response to the third report from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. The government has laid out a process to implement recommendations from the report, The New Veteran's Charter: Moving Forward, and will initially take action to address issues surrounding veterans who are seriously ill or wounded and their families. Full details are included in the…
