IN THIS ISSUE
President’s Report
Honours And Awards
Exercises
Robbie Burns Dinner
D-Day Dinner
Veteran Affairs
Membership
39 CER Association Contacts
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Hi all, this newsletter has it all. Honours and awards, dinners with celebrations and good outside exercises. All in all, a very good read.
Chimo
Bill Wenman
President
IN THIS ISSUE
President’s Report
Honours And Awards
Return From Deployment
Exercises
Change Of Appointment
Retirements
D-Day Dinner
Engineer Math
44 ES 75th Anniversary
Veteran Affairs
Membership
39 CER Association Contacts
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Hi all, the Regiment is moving out of their annual training and exercise year into the summer training period. It is interesting to note that when you read this newsletter, how spread out the Regiment is from Moyie BC to North…
On this day, 80 years ago, Canadian Sappers were among those leading the assault on Sicily at Pachino Beach. Over the next four weeks, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division supported by the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade would fight through the Sicilian Hills in some of the hardest fighting of the Second World War. Individual stories of Royal Canadian Engineer bravery and sacrifice are told in Sapper Action in Sicily, a special series developed by the CMEA and participating…
Congratulations to this year’s graduates of the Army Technical Staff Officer (ATSO) and Army Technical Warrant Officers (ATWO) program: Capt Christopher Mack, MWO Tim Martin, and WO Nicolas Pruneau.
The ATSO/ATWO is a year-long program run by the Royal Military College (RMC) Department of Applied Military Sciences (AMS) in Kingston, ON. Students participate in a demanding yet rewarding year of studies on defence technology including core sciences, applied sciences, and…
The Commander of the Canadian Army, LGen J.J.M.J Paul, is pleased to announce the following Corps appointments (CANFORGEN 100/23 C ARMY 011/23:
GENERAL OFFICER THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS (GO RCE), BGEN J.J.L.N PILON
DIRECTOR THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS (DIR RCE), COL B.J. HONIG
CWO THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS (CWO RCE), CWO Y.M. DROLET
Le commandant de l'Armée canadienne a le plaisir d'annoncer les nominations suivantes au…
IN THIS ISSUE
President’s Report
Honours And Awards
Change Of Appointment
D-Day Dinner
Veteran Affairs
Membership
39 CER Association Contacts
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Hi all, it is with great honour that we publish the posthumous presentation of the Special Service
Medal to Heather Aucoin. Also in this newsletter, you will find the change of appointment of
RSM CWO Rochlow to the incoming RSM, newly promoted CWO Batch. The Association was
well served by CWO Rochlow and he was…
Tuesday 6 June 2023, marks the 79th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. On that day in 1944, 359 Canadians were killed in action on the beaches of Normandy. Among these were nineteen sappers, many of who were the first Canadian soldiers to set foot on Juno Beach leading the effort to and troops on the obstacle-covered landing. D-Day was the beginning of the Battle of Normandy which lasted well into August and would claim nearly 5000 more young Canadian lives.
Next year,…
Article by: MWO Kyle Ho; Sergeant Major 127 Squadron
On May 10, 2023, the province of Alberta submitted a Request For Assistance (RFA) due to the unprecedented wildfire situation. 1 Combat Engineering Regiment was responsible for deploying a company, with the initial recce team on 4 hours to move out and the follow-on force moving out after 8 hours. Within 24 hours of the RFA, 1 CER deployed 127 Squadron (Sqn) to support Alberta Wildfire in Drayton Valley, AB.
“The 100 or…
