For the last 50 years, the coastal municipality of Knokke-Heist, in Belgium, celebrates Remembrance Day with thousands of Canadian flags. Despite being separated from Canada by an ocean, the community has celebrated Remembrance Day since the end of the Second World War. That’...
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20 Jan 2025
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17 January 2025
In this Issue:- President’s Report
- Exercises
- Polar Bear Swim
- 6 FES Reunion – New Zealand
- Veteran Affairs
- Membership
- 39 CER Association Contacts
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13 Jan 2025
A special presentation today in Paris!
Lise Galuga, Executive Director of the Izzy Doll Initiative...
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13 Jan 2025
The Cyprus 2024 reunion was successfully conducted in Nicosia from November 5th to 12th. Ninety Canadian Veterans, with family members, gathered to enjoy and remember their time in Cyprus and the contributions that were made by Canadians over the 60 years of Canada’s...
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13 Jan 2025
After 20 years of dedicated service, Shirley O’Connell, the beloved “Izzy Doll Mama,” will step down from her day-to-day leadership role on 1 November 2024. She will forever retain the title of “Izzy Doll Mama” as she transitions to an advisory position with Izzy Doll...
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13 Jan 2025
The Fall 2024 Issue of The Blue Beret - The Newsletter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association includes an article about a recent VAC-sponsored pilgrimage back to Cyprus. With permission from the CAPA, the story has been extracted from the fall issue and is...
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08 Jan 2025
Article by LCol Don Chipman (Ret’d)
08 January 2025The Revelstoke Review recently published a short announcement concerning Bob Lymburne, who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Second World War:
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06 Jan 2025
Article submitted by LCol Dan O’Keefe, CD (Ret’d)
Another successful Exercise Paladin Response was conducted in and around Chilliwack, BC, from December 26 to 31, 2024. Training sites included the Maple Bay Boat Launch and campground areas at... -
06 Jan 2025
The CME would like to announce the release or retirement of the following members (no biographies submitted):
- After more than 33 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, CWO A.R. Taylor, MMM, CD...
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23 Dec 2024
From President Alice van Bekkum
We are pleased to report on the activities of Faces to Graves since spring 2024. In this newsletter:
Part 1:
- Unveiling plaque Vierlingsbeek | Gijs Krist en Mike McDonnell
- Jane Grey visits her...
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