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Cpl Jodi Payne, serving on Op IMPACT, was recently presented with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Chief Choice Award. The citation reads:
Cpl Payne (firefighter from 8 Wing Trenton) has been recognized by the USAF and was presented the 386 Air Expeditionary Wing, Chief Choice Award. This award I am told has never been presented to a member outside the USAF.
Cpl Payne has been the Camp Canada Firefighter since Nov 2020. During this time she has coordinated…
In August 2019, teams of professional artists, landscape architects, architects, and other urban design professionals were invited to provide their credentials and examples of prior work. In summer 2020, a jury composed of experts in the fields of arts and urban design and representatives from key stakeholder groups shortlisted five design teams to create a design for the Monument.
Click on here to have your say in the final design. The survey ends on 12 June 2021…
Updated: 19 Oct 22
As part of the Faces to Graves project in the Netherlands, ‘Faces to Canadian War Graves Groesbeek’ LINK is working to publish a short story of each of the Canadian soldiers buried in Groesbeek or included on their Memorial Wall. The stories are being published online LINK as they are written.
We are assisting with the telling of the stories of the 69 Sappers in Groesbeek. To date, we have worked on about one-third of them. Some examples of the Sapper…
Both Iraq and Kuwait achieved independence in the 20th century. The relationship between the two countries, however, had not been smooth. Iraq had long felt that Kuwait was really a part of Iraq and that Kuwaiti oil rigs were illegally tapping into Iraqi oil fields. In the late 1980s, tensions grew and relations became much worse. On 2 August 1990, the situation came to a head when Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and quickly took control of its much smaller neighbour.
The…
Posted on behalf of LCol D.A. Doran, MMM, CD, Deputy Director, Royal Canadian Engineers – Reserves:
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank CWO Scott Doyle for serving as the RCE (Reserve) Chief Warrant Officer for several years. Scott filled the role of senior technical advisor to the Deputy Director RCE (Reserve) and was instrumental in providing key inputs to the RCE throughout his tenure. Scott was able to leverage his years of experience as a Class…
11 May 2021 - Rouyn-Noranda (QC) - National Defense / Canadian Armed Forces
34 Combat Engineer Regiment (34 RGC) will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Rouyn-Noranda Detachment, known as 9 Engineer Squadron (9EG), starting at 10:30 am, Saturday, 15 May 2021. For health reasons, dignitaries, former members, and the population of Abitibi-Témiscamingue will not be admitted to
the training sites. However, the celebrations will be broadcast via the Facebook page of…
La famille du 34 RGC tient à féliciter notre Col (H) Jennifer Stoddart pour son intronisation en tant que chevalière de l’Ordre national du Québec. Cet honneur rend hommage à son excellence et son apport à la société qui ont fait rayonner le Québec.
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The 34 CER family would like to congratulate our Col (H) Jennifer Stoddart on her induction as a Knight of the national Order of Quebec. This honor pays tribute to her excellence and contribution to society, which has…
In this Issue:
Newly Appointed President’s Report
Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Roland Krueger, CD Completes his Term
Exercises
1725 RCAC Cadet Corps
D-Day Commemoration
Membership
39 CER Association Contacts
Major General Daniel Benjamin, CMM, CD, (Ret’d) has become our new Colonel-Commandant and expresses his pride and honour in accepting this appointment. A brief biography is attached.
Le major général Daniel Benjamin, CMM, CD, (ret) est devenu notre nouveau colonel-commandant et exprime sa fierté et son honneur en acceptant cette nomination. Une brève biographie est jointe.
