Réimprimé à partir de journal AdsumPar Édouard Dufour
Assistés d’une technologie futuriste, ils peuvent dépeindre la réalité à l’aide des colonnes de chiffres défilant sur leur écran. Voici l’univers d’Alexis Usabuwera et de Larry Moses, deux experts en géomatique qui assurent, depuis 2007, la mise en place d’une capacité répondant aux besoins uniques des champs de tir et secteurs d’entraînement (CTSE) et des différents professionnels de la 2e Division du Canada (2 Div CA…
Réimprimé à partir de Le journal Adsum 14 mars 2018
Par Édouard Dufour
Le capitaine Véronique Jacques, officier de génie de combat dans les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC), était l’une des 27 personnalités inspirantes invitées à la Journée UNIS, le 23 février à Montréal. À cette occasion, des conférenciers ont pris la parole devant 2000 jeunes et leurs enseignants pour leur parler de façons de créer un changement social, de mobiliser les autres et de transformer des…
31 Combat Engineer Regiment will begin the process of removing the Niska Bridge in Guelph, ON
31 Combat Engineer Regiment is based in Waterloo and St. Thomas. They will begin the preparations to take down the bridge on Monday, 12 March 2018. The bridge will then be dismantled and removed over the course of the weekend next. It is planned to recycle the bridge for use in training.
The city of Guelph closed the bridge last year due to concerns about its structural…
During 4 ESR’s deployment to Latvia on Op REASSURANCE, sappers had the opportunity to work with other nations who made up the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group. Canadians were invited to participate in a 5km obstacle course race for Spanish National Day on 10 October 2017 hosted by the Spanish Sappers. 3 members of 4 ESR participated: Cpl Deny Cassista (team lead for team 2), Spr Mark MacDougall and Spr Mathieu Lavoie (both on Team 1). Not only did the race…
In partnership with Local HospitalityTM, the CMEA is pleased to offer an exclusive worldwide travel discount service to our members through our Member Travel Discount Program with Local Hospitality. Savings average 10-20% below-market on all hotels and car rental suppliers around the world.
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A group of women meet in a Ste Claire shop to make Izzy dolls that are used for packaging medical supplies sent to 100 countries around the world.
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By Colonel Mark Gasparotto, MSM, CD (Ret'd)
After a long and winding road, the documentary film based on 23 Field Squadron's book Clearing the Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar was premiered at the Forest City Film Festival (London, Ontario) in October 2017. Attended by MGen Omer Lavoie who commanded the Battle Group to which 23 Field Squadron was attached; Colonel Basinger, Director Engineers, five Silver Cross families, many members of the Squadron traveling from across…
By Capt JP Cote, Requirements Officer, Det Comox RP Ops (Pacific)
Real Property Unit (Pacific) were grateful to host at 19 Wing Refrigerant and Mechanic (RM) technicians On Job Training (OJT) on overhead hangar doors from 1 October to 4 November 2017. The hangar doors on the four Quick Reaction (QRA) hangars were in urgent need of maintenance before winter conditions arrive. These are the hangars where the CAF stages their fighters for quick reaction missions in support of…
CWO Troy Chiasson led in the presentation of CMEA Bursaries to three recipients connected to the NRC Chapter:
Daniel Mateus - MCpl C. Mateus-Rodriguez’s son (Ottawa)
Peter Berghuis – Maj H. Berghuis’ son (Ottawa)
Brianna Tremblay - Maj (Ret’d) S. Tremblay’s daughter (Ottawa)
A fourth bursay was awarded to Jaimie Hepditch - CWO Hepditch's daughter (Ottawa).
In Wainwright, MWO Kevin Legg, SSM RPOU (West) Det Wainwright presented the CMEA Bursary to Antoine Gendron…
Another year has gone by and our Canadian Military Engineer Community remains very strong. From opening new operations to fighting fires in Canadian communities, we continue to provide outstanding operational support to Canada.
While we enjoy the holidays with family and friends, we also remember those who are deployed far from home representing all Canadians. To you, we all extend our best wishes.
The Canadian Military Engineer remains a community of…
