Over the holidays, members of 33 CER attended Ex Paladin Response to exercise their bridging and gap crossing skills. Check out the CMEA news item 39 CER Hosts Ex PALADIN RESPONSE 2019 for more details and pictures.
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Two RCE officer-cadets, pictured at the right - OCdt Fraser Clark and OCdt Jacques Pecora, were among a small group of RMC Cadets who recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and made it to the very top. Here is their story.
By OCdt Jacques D. Pecora, RCE
The Royal Military College of Canada is committed to developing junior officers that lead with distinction for all branches of the Canadian Forces. One way of doing so is to provide Officer Cadets with unique opportunities and…
Once again Reserve Engineers concentrated for intensive training during the Christmas – New Year break. This exercise has been conducted for some 30 years at Chilliwack, Wainwright, and Gagetown and formerly has been known as exercise Quarrel Jump.
This year the exercise was attended by 186 soldiers from the CERs:
31 CER (St Thomas) - 10
32 CER (Toronto) - 10
33 CER (Ottawa) - 12
34 CER (Montreal) - 19
35 CER (Quebec) - 15
36 CER (Halifax) - 6
37 CER (St. John's) -14
38 CER…
By Capt Roderick Facey, 41 Combat Engineer Regiment
41 Combat Engineering Regiment has enjoyed for many years a long standing relationship with the Town of Vegreville. The unit has supported year after year Remembrance Day activities within the community. The unit has also provided man-power assistance in the completion of several community-based projects. Most notable was the construction of a 8 ft wide by 60 ft long wood/steel pedestrian walkway bridge in the Elk…
The theme for this year’s mapper is, “We are moving,” which could have been the theme for many mappers in the past, but this time it is actually going to happen. Unlike previous moves it is clear that the building is going to be closed and the site re-developed.
The Army Survey Establishment (ASE) moved into 615 Booth Street in 1961, five years before the unit was renamed the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE). ....
The Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) is pleased to announce the following winners of the Bursary program 2019:
Simon Burgess (Wainwright) – Maj (Ret’d) Peter Burgess (CMEA Chapter - Edmonton)
Olivier Liam Pilon (Ottawa) – Col Nick Pilon (CMEA Chapter - Ottawa)
Emma Foreman (Cold Lake) – WO Stephen Foreman (CMEA Chapter – Cold Lake)
Erica Paige Hawker (Petawawa) - WO John Hawker (CMEA Chapter - Petawawa)
Janna Hotson-Richardson (Petawawa) – Sgt Randy…
Letter from the Chief Military Engineer, 4 December 2019
The aim of this letter is to encourage all members of the Branch to develop mentoring relationships, be they as mentor, mentee or both, regardless of your rank.
As several of you probably know, numerous studies have shown that mentorship has a positive effect on personal and professional satisfaction and nurtures growth, development and performance at work.
Already, Branch members of the Royal Canadian Air Force…
The Camp Canada Fire Brigade (CCFB) and United States Air Force (USAF) Fire Service conducted a practical training session during the week leading up to Fire Prevention Week, Oct 6-12, 2019. This year’s theme is “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape.” The training session consisted of pumping operations of the Deployable Fire Fighting Unit (DFFU), hose lays, and water supply operations to a USAF fire engine.
The CCFB consists of 10…
For over 100 years, The War Amps have supported Canada's wounded soldiers. Starting in 1918, Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Lambert, The War Amps first President, himself an amputee after losing a leg during the First World War helped lay the groundwork for this new national association. His goal was to bind together First World War amputees returning home to an uncertain future, and advocate for both them and other seriously disabled veterans. He instilled the belief…
