As your Colonel Commandant, Canadian Armed Forces Chief Military Engineer and Engineer Branch Chief Warrant Officer, it is with great honour that we take this opportunity to offer our best wishes of the Christmas season to you, the men and women of the Canadian Military Engineer Branch and to all of your families. I hope that you will take the time to reflect upon your outstanding accomplishments from the past year and the prosperity of the future
2013 – Our 110th…
LGen Chris Whitecross, Senior Serving Military Engineer has been named to head the NATO Defense College in Rome. LGen Whitecross is the former Chief Engineer and is currently serving as Chief of Military Personnel at NDHQ.
For more details, see the National Post article at http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadas-most-senior-female-mil… and the NATO Defence College website article at http://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=970.
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Every 5 years since 2001, a dedicated group of RMC Ex-Cadets sets out on a seven-day canoe trip from Ottawa to Kingston to raise funds to support varsity athletics at RMC. This voyage is known as "La Chasse Galerie" and the 2016 edition will take place from 16 to 22 Sept: http://www.rmcfoundation.ca/index.php/enhancing-excellence/athletics/la…
Normally, this is not an event with specific Sapper interest. However this year, two members of the Sapper family are…
Newsletter of 32 Combat Engineer Regiment
32 CER has published an excellent newsletter with photos and articles:
Canadian Military Engineer Association by CWO Ron Swift, CME Branch Chief Warrant Officer
Exercise Chimo Run: 17-19 March 2016
Basic Mountain Operations Course: March 2016
Trans Canada Trail Bridge Repair: Caledon, Ontario 4-5 June 2016 (80 ft SD EWBB originally built in 1999)
Exercise Steadfast Validation: Acrow Bridge Construction April 8 - 10, 2016…
by Chelsea Novak - Rossland News posted Aug 2, 2016 at 1:00 PM (http://www.rosslandnews.com/community/388986331.html)
Last summer the Friends of the Rossland Range (FORR) built three new shelters in the RosslandRange Recreation Site as part of the implementation of a management plan. This year work continues with even more new shelters being built, including the new Chimo cabin. Volunteers behind the project are looking for Castlegar businesses who can provide materials.…
Update 22 July 2016: Alfie has been found alive and well - thanks to all for your help.
Alfred Ian Keep, an ex-Combat Engineer is missing. Please give this item maximum exposure and hope for his safe return.
Contact Redcliff RCMP 403-548-2288.
July 12, 2016 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
Media are invited to attend the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on July 14. Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk will assume command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse in a Parliament Hill ceremony presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance.
Where: There will be a designated media viewing area and for this reason, media are requested to…
Lieutenant-Colonel Eppo van Weelderen will take command of 41 Canadian Brigade Group at a ceremony taking place in Calgary on Saturday 17 August in the Queen Elizabeth II Atrium at The Military Museum.
Lieutenant-Colonel van Weelderen enlisted in 1986 as a non-commissioned member with 746 (Calgary) Communications Squadron. He served as a signaler and lineman and, upon his appointment as a Master Corporal, as the Unit’s Line Construction Foreman.
Upon graduating from…
Just over a month ago, the Comox Chapter of the CMEA initiated a fundraising campaign for Marc Binney, a Canadian Forces veteran having served proudly with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) for 13 years and as an Engineer for the remainder of his career as a carpenter. Kaitha his wife has worked for 17 years as a civilian member of Construction Engineering (now Real Property Operations) in Comox, BC.
Marc, at the young age of 43, has been diagnosed with…
We have recently learned that nominations are being taken for the Invictus Games. Information and applications are attached. (Francais en suite)
Follow the Sapper!
Chimo!
Nous avons récemment appris que les candidatures pour les Jeux Invictus sont demandés . S'il vous plaît voir les documents ci-joints pour plus de détails .
Suivez le sapeur!
Chimo!
