Jim Riley, born in Bayfield NB, played hockey and baseball in the early part of the 20th century. He was a member of the 1917 Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans, the first American team to win the trophy. He left hockey briefly in 1918 to enlist in the Canadian Army with the 6th Field Company, Canadian Engineers, leaving the Army in 1919 at the rank of sergeant. Jim also played minor league baseball in the Texas League with a few games in the…
On Tuesday 8 March 2022, Cpl Kyle Scott, (Ret’d) was honoured by the Military Personnel Command of the Canadian Forces for his efforts in helping veterans receive honours and awards.
The award was presented in a Zoom call by Brigadier General Andrew Atherton, Chief of Staff Operations, Military Personnel Command in Ottawa. Kyle and his family were on hand at his branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Edmonton. Kyle reports he was “slightly embarrassed and grateful for this…
by CWO Gerry Duguid, MMM, CD (Ret’d)
The village of Martintown, first known as MacMartin’s Mills, was established between 1801-1803. Martintown is located on the Raisin River, in the township of South Glengarry, north of Cornwall. The three United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry were well known to have sent many young men to serve in both World Wars.
Discussion on the creation of a cenotaph in Martintown began one Sunday about three years ago after a Remembrance…
TC Energy - DND Ontario Pumped Storage Project Manager
Background
The Ontario Pumped Storage Project (OPS) is a proposed 1000 MW pumped hydro storage facility being developed by TC Energy (TCE) in partnership with the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) and constructed on the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre in Meaford, Ontario. The project has reached an advanced development stage and we are expanding the project team to support business objectives.
Role
We are currently…
On the 11th February 2022, Capt Emilie Aumont, CMEA Comox Chapter President, presented the Major Robert Burns Cameron, DSO, OC (1919-1999) Canadian Military Association Bursary to Ms. Shelley Paulus. Ms. Shelley Paulus is currently pursuing her fourth year in the Bachelor of Interior Design program at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, BC. Shelley is the daughter of Maj Andy Paulus, (Ret'd), a Military Engineer Officer. Canadian Military Engineer Bursaries are…
1 Engineer Support Unit (1 ESU) in Kingston has many Reserve positions, two of which are currently vacant and need to be filled. The Reserve Employment Opportunity (REO) for the Training Officer and CE SUPT positions are attached. The CE SUPT position has an approved cost move.
Over the next few months, several other 1 ESU REOs will be advertised, ranging in rank from Cpl to WO. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to apply and to contact the unit Adjt (Jean-Luc.Armstrong@…
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The CMEA is pleased to award the
Lieutenant G.A. Hickson, DCM, MM Memorial Bursary to Ms Ashley Granter, a student at Memorial University in St John's. With the assistance of CWO Doug Payne, RSM of 37 CER, Ms Granter is receiving the framed certificate from BGen Tony Stack (Ret'd), former CO of 56 Field Engineer Squadron and Deputy Commander of Land Force Atlantic.
Captain Philippe Bolduc was recently deployed on Operation IMPACT (Op IMPACT) between Nov 2020 - Apr 2021 as the Construction Engineer Troop Commander (CE TP Comd) within the Operation Support Hub - Southwest Asia (OSH-SWA) in Camp Canada, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. He has written a full account of his experiences on that tour describing the significant contribution of construction engineers deployed on that mission.
