As Remembrance Day approaches, time should be taken to remember those who have gone before us.
These are the members of the Engineer family whose deaths we have been able to record since our last Tribute page, No Sapper Can Be Forgotten - 2015. Many are veterans of The Second World War, Korea, the Cold War, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and many Peacekeeping Operations. All deserve our respect and gratitude.
We need your help to ensure that no Fallen Sapper is forgotten. To…
By Larry Noonan, Reprinted from InsideToronto.com
The night of Oct. 15, 1954, during Hurricane Hazel, saw 21.6 centimetres of rain pelt the Toronto area. With many bridges washed out, transportation between points east of the Rouge Valley and Toronto became very difficult. Key bridges had to be rebuilt quickly. One such bridge was the one on Old Finch Avenue north of the Toronto Zoo east of Sewell’s Road.
Sir Donald Bailey designed a portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge…
Reprinted from Canadian Military Family Magazine, June 24, 2016
Article byMIshall Rehman
In April 1991, some three hundred members of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) deployed post-Gulf War, tasked with the hazardous job of cleaning up explosive remnants in extremely warm temperatures.
Now, 25 years later, 1 CER is coming together and putting on a reunion to commemorate the success of the people of this mission.
1 CER falls within 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1…
En tant que votre Colonel commandant, l’ingénieure militaire en chef des Forces armées canadiennes et de l’adjudant-chef de la Branche, c’est avec grand honneur que nous profitons de cette occasion pour offrir nos meilleurs voeux de Noël à vous, les membres de la Branche du Génie militaire canadien, ainsi qu’à vos familles. J’espère que vous prendrez le temps de penser à vos réalisations remarquables au cours de la dernière année et à la prospérité de notre avenir.
2013 –…
LGen Chris Whitecross, Senior Serving Military Engineer has been named to head the NATO Defense College in Rome. LGen Whitecross is the former Chief Engineer and is currently serving as Chief of Military Personnel at NDHQ.
For more details, see the National Post article at http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadas-most-senior-female-mil… and the NATO Defence College website article at http://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=970.
Biography:
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Every 5 years since 2001, a dedicated group of RMC Ex-Cadets sets out on a seven-day canoe trip from Ottawa to Kingston to raise funds to support varsity athletics at RMC. This voyage is known as "La Chasse Galerie" and the 2016 edition will take place from 16 to 22 Sept: http://www.rmcfoundation.ca/index.php/enhancing-excellence/athletics/la…
Normally, this is not an event with specific Sapper interest. However this year, two members of the Sapper family are…
Newsletter of 32 Combat Engineer Regiment
32 CER has published an excellent newsletter with photos and articles:
Canadian Military Engineer Association by CWO Ron Swift, CME Branch Chief Warrant Officer
Exercise Chimo Run: 17-19 March 2016
Basic Mountain Operations Course: March 2016
Trans Canada Trail Bridge Repair: Caledon, Ontario 4-5 June 2016 (80 ft SD EWBB originally built in 1999)
Exercise Steadfast Validation: Acrow Bridge Construction April 8 - 10, 2016…
by Chelsea Novak - Rossland News posted Aug 2, 2016 at 1:00 PM (http://www.rosslandnews.com/community/388986331.html)
Last summer the Friends of the Rossland Range (FORR) built three new shelters in the RosslandRange Recreation Site as part of the implementation of a management plan. This year work continues with even more new shelters being built, including the new Chimo cabin. Volunteers behind the project are looking for Castlegar businesses who can provide materials.…
Update 22 July 2016: Alfie has been found alive and well - thanks to all for your help.
Alfred Ian Keep, an ex-Combat Engineer is missing. Please give this item maximum exposure and hope for his safe return.
Contact Redcliff RCMP 403-548-2288.
July 12, 2016 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
Media are invited to attend the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on July 14. Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk will assume command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse in a Parliament Hill ceremony presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance.
Where: There will be a designated media viewing area and for this reason, media are requested to…
