Twelve serving and retired Military Engineers gathered in Kingston, ON last week for a Training Camp for "Team Canada" for the upcoming Invictus Games in Toronto September 23 to 30 of this year. Thirteen have been selected for Team Canada.
The Invictus Games will use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding of and respect for those who serve their country, and their loved ones. The Toronto event will include more…
Original article by Wendy Fraser, Bridge River Lillooet News, 7 June 2017 (http://www.lillooetnews.net/news/local-news/cadets-hold-annual-ceremoni… )
Patriotic music played, 3067 6 Engineer Squadron of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets marched, an inspection was conducted, awards were presented and the audience cheered them on.
Lillooet’s Army Cadets held their Annual Ceremonial Review May 30 in the REC Centre gym.
Chief Officer Deborah Doss-Cody of the Stl’atl’imx Tribal…
UPDATE 15 June 2017
Locating a Dieppe Raid Sapper who can represent the RCE at the Dieppe Raid 75th Anniversary ceremonies in France in August is proving to be a challenge. The Colonel Commandant wishes to consider other WW II sapper veterans as a back-up. Anyone able to nominate such a veteran for the Dieppe Raid 75th Anniversary ceremonies is asked to complete the nomination form as described below.
CME Family has recently been formally advised by Veterans Affairs Canada…
Local Muslim Man Reaches Out to Gander and Area Food Bank
By Leigh Anne Power, CBC News Posted: Jun 10, 2017
Hassan Malik has lived in Gander only since November, but he's already making a difference in the community.
Malik, the chief engineer at the local Canadian Forces base, is an Ahmadiyya Muslim. Part of his faith is the belief in serving others.
"We're always taught to put our faith and our country first," he explained. "It's something we were exposed to at a young age…
The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to advise that the Government of France has presented the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Sapper Ralph Hebb, a WW II Royal Canadian Engineer veteran and a participant in the Battle of the Liberation of France.
Sapper Hebb served with the 10th Field Park Company during the Second World War. He landed in Normandy on D plus 5 and saw action in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. His company supported the 23rd Field…
From the CBC: By Maria Jose Burgos, CBC News Posted: May 27, 2017 6:47 PM AT
Soldiers at CFB Gagetown will once again be driving over a bridge named after the first Canadian to die serving during the United Nation's peacekeeping operation in Croatia.
The Sergeant Ralph Bridge reopened Saturday during a ceremony at the New Brunswick base's training area. The structure honours Sgt. Cornelius Michael Ralph, a combat…
Article originally posted in Veritas Fall/Winter 2009
By Captain Michelle Whitty
Few would argue that the general perception of combat engineers changes once you have been on the ground in Afghanistan. Engineers are everywhere doing everything; they are in constant demand and there are never enough of them. In poor, remote, and often dev astated conflict zones, if the engineers can’t find a solution to a problem, no one can. I will try and demonstrate what…
Newsletter of 32 Combat Engineer Regiment - May 2017
32 CER has published another excellent newsletter with photos and articles:
Command Team - Commanding Officer’s Message
BGen R.W. DesLauriers, OMM, CD (Ret.) - 32 Combat Engineer Regiment Honorary Colonel
Vimy Ridge - Summary of Operations, 2nd Field Company, Canadain Engineers, 9th and 10 of April 1917
Exercise Sapper Zipline
Depart with Dignity Ceremonies
Lieutenant Andy Wong, CD
Master Corporal Brittany Lamb
Master…
The CME Family has recently been formally advised by Veterans Affairs Canada that the Government of Canada is now planning an overseas event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. An official Government of Canada delegation will be travelling from 16 to 21 August 2017 to attend remembrance ceremonies and events at a number of sites in northern France. We have been invited to nominate a Second World War Veteran who served at Dieppe to join the Government of Canada…
