Captain Orville Fisher (Ret'd), one of Canada's most renowned war artists, was the only allied war artist to take part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, coming ashore with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. There is a Sapper connection. Already an accomplished and successful artist, he joined the Canadian Army in 1940 as a Sapper in the Royal Canadian Engineers. After officer training in 1942, he was sent to the Army Historical Section as a war artist.…
On 27 May 2019, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada Julie Payette, inducted 41 military personnel into the Order of Military Merit. Among the recipients was CFSME's School Chief Warrant Officer, Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Roger Dominic Lapointe, MMM, CD.
Congratulations CWO Lapointe!
Le 27 mai 2019, Julie Payette, gouverneure générale et commandante en chef du Canada, a investi 41 personnes de l’Ordre du mérite militaire.
L’adjuc Joseph Roger Dominic…
In preparation for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landing, the CBC ran a story about the Project ’44 online commemoration project of the Canadian Research and Mapping Association (CRMA).
The CRMA is launching a massive initiative to help commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Normandy on the web later this summer. The research team is currently in Normandy to take part in the celebrations over the next week. (see Mapping the…
17 May 2019, Kingston, ON
27766 Officer Cadet Ross Raymond Steeves of Bath, NB, was presented the MGen Stewart Trophy by Richard Dickson (Ret'd), President of the CMEA, and Col Chris Ayotte, Director of Cadets, at his graduation from the Royal Military College of Canada. The trophy is awarded to the top Military Engineer cadet in his graduating year whose occupation classification is Engineer or Construction Engineer. Sponsored by the Canadian Military Engineer…
As tribute to a recently deceased member of the Canadian Military Engineer family, Major-General F.J. Chagnon and the C&E Association acknowledges the impact that The Late CME Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Hamel, OMM, CD, PEng (Ret’d) had as the cornerstone of the C4ISR community for more than a decade.
See: Obituary Notice – LCol (Ret’d) Jacques Hamel, OMM, CD
The 2019 Bursary Program is now open for applications. A total of $13,500 is available in separate $1500 bursary. See below for details.
Applications are open to any CMEA member or a dependent of a current or deceased CMEA member.
The applicant must have completed or be in his or her final year of secondary schooling and preparing to attend or continuing a program at a certified post-secondary educational institution such as an institute of higher learning…
Par : SLt Moreau-Beaudry
Du 2 au 4 avril dernier se déroulait la Beaver Cup sur la base militaire de Valcartier. Cet évènement regroupait les membres de la famille des ingénieurs qui provenaient de différentes bases du Québec et de l’Ontario pour un tournoi amical de hockey. L’Édition 2019 comprenait 7 équipes provenant d’Ottawa, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec et Bagotville.Hautement motivé, l’Adjudant Virdi de la 3e Escadre s’est grandement impliqué dans l’…
Members of 1 Engineer Support Unit recently visited the cold climate trials of the Hybrid Power Generation and Management System (HPGS) project in Ottawa. The HGPS incorporates solar, wind and diesel power generation into a single system that can be packed into a shipping container and sent anywhere in the world. It is designed to improve efficiency in NATO operations and reduce the dependence on fossil fuels.
In support of the achieving of the targets specified in Strong,…
The Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) recently elected a new Board of Directors, which was required for the incoming National Treasurer and Senior Vice President to join the Board.
The new Board of Directors is comprised as follows:
- President: Richard Dickson;
- Executive Director: David Burke;
- Senior Vice President: Louis Myre
- Secretary: Renald Nelson;
- National Treasurer: Jonalyn Gamboa; and
- Registrar: John MacPherson.
The Association wishes to thank…
