On 1 February, the funeral for Sapper Léopold Thibeault was held - he died on 10 January at the age of 105 years. The many eulogies during the funeral illustrated what an exceptional person Sapper Thibeault was - a long life filled with many loved ones.
A veteran of Normandy and Holland, he enlisted in the armed forces in 1941 and embarked for Great Britain with the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers. He landed in Normandy on June 7th, 1944 and served until Victory in Europe…
Today at the annual Ottawa Conference Mr Luc Naud from TD-Monnex presented a cheque to the Colonel Commandant and the CMEA Executive Director. These funds are generated through the CMEA's affinity and sponsorship agreement with TD-Monnex and are used to fund CMEA our Bursary and Engineers in Need programmes.
Aujourd'hui, lors de la conférence annuelle d'Ottawa, M. Luc Naud de TD-Monnex a remis un chèque au colonel commandant et au directeur général …
Article By Lt Sebastien Morin, Operations Officer, RPOD Wainwright
On November 28-29, 2024, the Real Property Operations Detachment (RPOD) Wainwright participated in the Annual Turkey Shoot in the Small Arms Simulator (SAT) as part of their local Silly Week activities before the holidays. These competitions were designed to build camaraderie and promote esprit de corps within the Detachment while providing a brief respite from their busy schedules.
You might wonder, what…
The Vimy Foundation is accepting applications for the 2025 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize, another exciting educational opportunity for youth. The deadline to apply is 12 March 2025.
The Beaverbrook Vimy Prize is an immersive program offered by The Vimy Foundation that gives young people aged 15 to 17 from Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of those who shaped history.
From August 1 to 11, 2025, recipients visit…
Article by: Capt Kyle Ho, RPOU(W) Program Officer
On 23 Jan 25, a unique and heartfelt medal presentation ceremony was held for retired MCpl Jordan O'Brien. Deployed on Operation Impact in 2019, MCpl O'Brien did not receive his General Campaign Star with the correct engraving. Despite his retirement on 04 Jan 24, the replacement medal had not been issued. Recognizing this oversight, the 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) took action to ensure that MCpl O'Brien received the…
The CME would like to announce the release or retirement of the following members (no biographies submitted):
After more than 26 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch. Sgt J.G.M. Galarneau, CD, (00339) will retire on 30 June 2025. Anecdotes and well wishes may be sent to Sgt J.J.P.G. Brassard at Jonathan.Brassard@forces.gc.ca
After more than 23 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian…
The city of Seoul, Korea has announced the development of a monument in the civic center of the city to honour veterans from each of the 22 nations that supported South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. The plans for this remarkable monument were unveiled this week by Seoul's Mayor Oh Se-hoon.
See the complete article below.
Meet the CME competitors on Team Canada for the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025. A biography for each athlete can be found on the Meet the Team website. Rencontrez les compétiteurs GMC de Équipe Canada pour les Jeux Invictus Vancouver Whistler 2025. Une biographie de chaque athlète est disponible sur le site Rencontrez l'équipe.
Assunta Aquino
Jeffrey Michael Becker
MWO Jerome Boisvert-Boucher
Capt Alin Mirea
Mark Smith
It is time to update our website. In its current form, it was launched in 2014. In those ten years, web technology advanced to the point we may no longer be able to protect it from hackers and more and more members are using mobile devices to access it. These are the main factors driving the need for a significant re-build.
Over the next month, we will be taking suggestions on how we can improve the site in terms of meeting the interests and needs of our membership. We…
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’s because Canadian soldiers of the First Canadian Army played an extensive role in liberating the town in 1944 from the German occupiers, during what became known as the Battle of the Scheldt.…
