À tous,
Je suis très heureux d'avoir eu l'opportunité de travailler avec vous tous à l'avancement du AGMC et ce fut un grand plaisir. Il y a eu tellement de victoires au cours des six dernières années. Continuez votre bon travail et au cours des prochains mois, je déterminerai mes prochaines étapes au service du GMC.
Chimo,
Steve
29 April 2021
Members of the CME family, 29 April is considered the birth date of the CME. This date recognizes a number of factors both pre- and post-unification and is based on 29 April 1936, when Permanent and Non-Permanent Engineers were united under one badge. In recognition ....
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26 April 2021
Dear members of the Canadian Military Engineer family, I write this letter to all members of the CME family on the eve of transferring my duties to a fine Engineer, Major-General (Ret’d) Daniel Benjamin. He is most capable and will serve you well ...
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About a week ago, 15-year old Gabriela Oliveira, stepdaughter of Major Wayne 'Dez' Desjardins, MB, MSM, CD (Ret'd), was struck down when she was legally and safely crossing the road. Gabby’s recovery will be slow and lengthy, she likely has been robbed of a great portion of her teenage years and her brain injuries may potentially affect her for the rest of her life. By good fortune, a family neighbour started a GoFundMe campaign on Gabby’s behalf. If you look at the…
The 29th of April 2021 marks the 118th birthday of the Canadian Military Engineers. As we are restricted in how we can celebrate this year, I ask all Military Engineers, serving and retired and military and civilian to pause for a moment and consider the service that the CME has provided to Canada. This has involved much personal sacrifice by so many and their service shall never be forgotten. Also, think of those currently deployed around the world; we thank them and wish…
Remembering the brave Canadians who have put their lives on the line defending peace and freedom is as important as ever. Yet how we commemorate our Veterans’ service and sacrifice is changing. While monuments and ceremonies will always have their place, we have to evolve our commemorative activities to embrace more digital tools and spaces if we want to truly engage with Canadians.
Join us at 12:00 PM ET on 29 April 2021 for a one-hour virtual panel discussion on the future…
Key CME Appointments Announced The following extracts from various CANFORGENs list recent CWO Appointments to members of the Canadian Military Engineers:
CWO J.C.L. Aman will be appointed 1st Canadian Division Sergeant Major, in Kingston,
CWO Y. Godbout will be appointed Command Senior Enlisted Leader Headquarters NCO Multinational Corps-South East Chief Warrant Officer in Romania
CWO J.R.D. Lapointe will be appointed Task Force El Gorah MFO Chief Warrant Officer…
Summary: The name change of the Branch from Military Engineering Branch to Canadian Military Engineers, approved in April 2018, has now been approved retroactively to February 1968.
Background: In the early 1960s, an integration process endeavoured to bring together the engineering functions of all three services. As part of this affiliation of engineers, previous service journals were replaced by a magazine called The Canadian Military Engineer with the first edition…
In this issue:
President’s Report
Honours And Awards
D-Day Commemoration
Courses
Retirements
Engineer Crested Clothing
Annual General Meeting
Membership
39 CER Association Contacts
An organizing committee has been struck and planning is well underway for a pilgrimage to Cyprus in November 2024. The event will coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Turkish Invasion of the island in July 1974.
The Canadian Army had been on the island since 1963, soon after the country gained its independence from Britain. Members of the RCE and CME have served in every contingent. From an peak strength of 1100 all ranks in the early days, Canada's…
