Veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces will compete as Team Canada in the 2017 Invictus Games held between September 23 and 30, 2017 in Toronto. The Invictus Games is an international Paralympic-style multi-sport event, created by Prince Harry in which wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and their associated veterans take part in sports competition.
More than 550 servicemen and women from 17 allied nations will compete…
By: Lt Alexander Landry
From 7-9 July, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment (2 CER) held a celebration named 40Twenty honouring 40 years since the Regiment has been stood up, and 20 years spent at the Neder Rijn Engineer Park (NREP) within CFB Petawawa. Over the course of the weekend, 2 CER hosted many alumni, engineer family members and other attendees to partake in many events celebrating the Regiment’s history and comradery.
MEET AND GREET
The weekend kicked off…
31 CER (The Elgins) are commemorating the 150th anniversary of Confederation with a trip to visit Lord Elgin, their Honorary Colonel. The trip recognizes the pivotal role his ancestor, Lord Elgin, played in bringing about responsible government in the Canada and in developing an early sense of Canadian identity, especially in the use of the maple leaf and the establishment of other national institutions.
As part of the Elgin Family, 31 CER (The Elgins) both serving…
Article by Nikki Sullivan nicole.sullivan@cbpost.com (Reprinted from the Cape Breton Post 6 July 2017)
Carson MacIssac, a former Canadian Army Combat Engineer, was medically released from service in 2013 after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Invictus Games was started in 2014 to help servicemen and women like MacIssac, who have been injured during service, find motivation to move on. For MacIssac, they are doing just that.
“I knew I was really going…
To the officers, NCMs, Brothers and Sisters of the CME, as you know by now my days are short as I will retire next week. I have been humbled by the good wishes sent for my family and I, and for that I will always be grateful.
Thirty-five years, where has the time gone? It really doesn't seem that long ago that I was getting off the boat in Cornwallis ready for basic training, until I see some pictures, then I realize it was a long time ago!
I would like to take a moment to…
In this issue
Naval history at the bottom of Esquimalt Harbour
ADM(IE)’s Capt Véronique Jacques honoured at gala event in Toronto (Reprinted as a Chimo!)
CFHA at ADM(IE)
Alternative work arrangements can be good for your mental health
Marcel Erkelens: Planning Officer and car collector
Massive New Fleet Maintenance Facility at CFB Esquimalt
On 9 June 2017, BGen Steve Irwin (Ret'd), our Colonel Commandant, presented CWO Ron Swift with the CME Branch Commendation. CWO Swift will retire on 12 July this year after 35 years of service.
Certificate No 037 reads:
This commendation is presented in recognition of his outstanding service as the CME Branch CWO from 7 May 2015 to 9 June 2017. He provided outstanding advice and guidance to the Colonel Commandant and the broader Branch leadership with a constant focus on…
By Capt R Dumas, Reprinted from the Edmonton Sun, 22 June 2017
Four veterans were presented with Ambassador for Peace Medals on behalf of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (ROK) by Kangjun Lee on June l. The event was hosted by the Kipnes Centre for Veterans and the Korea Veterans Association of Canada (KVA) Unit 21 Edmonton, with support from Canadian Armed Forces members and friends and families of the recipients. The medal presentations have become part…
June is National Aboriginal Month. The National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Ottawa commemorates the contributions of all Aboriginal peoples in war and peacekeeping operations from World War I to the present. At the bottom of this article you will see some ways to help honour our Aboriginal Sapper Veterans.
The national monument sculpture embodies the sculptor’s theme that the reason for war is, in all likelihood, a desire for peace. The monument depicts a golden eagle as…
