The 2019 Bursary Program is now open for applications. A total of $13,500 is available in separate $1500 bursary. See below for details.
Applications are open to any CMEA member or a dependent of a current or deceased CMEA member.
The applicant must have completed or be in his or her final year of secondary schooling and preparing to attend or continuing a program at a certified post-secondary educational institution such as an institute of higher learning…
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Du 2 au 4 avril dernier se déroulait la Beaver Cup sur la base militaire de Valcartier. Cet évènement regroupait les membres de la famille des ingénieurs qui provenaient de différentes bases du Québec et de l’Ontario pour un tournoi amical de hockey. L’Édition 2019 comprenait 7 équipes provenant d’Ottawa, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec et Bagotville.Hautement motivé, l’Adjudant Virdi de la 3e Escadre s’est grandement impliqué dans l’…
Members of 1 Engineer Support Unit recently visited the cold climate trials of the Hybrid Power Generation and Management System (HPGS) project in Ottawa. The HGPS incorporates solar, wind and diesel power generation into a single system that can be packed into a shipping container and sent anywhere in the world. It is designed to improve efficiency in NATO operations and reduce the dependence on fossil fuels.
In support of the achieving of the targets specified in Strong,…
The Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) recently elected a new Board of Directors, which was required for the incoming National Treasurer and Senior Vice President to join the Board.
The new Board of Directors is comprised as follows:
- President: Richard Dickson;
- Executive Director: David Burke;
- Senior Vice President: Louis Myre
- Secretary: Renald Nelson;
- National Treasurer: Jonalyn Gamboa; and
- Registrar: John MacPherson.
The Association wishes to thank…
The CMEA is pleased to offer an exclusive worldwide travel discount service to our members through our Member Travel Discount Program with Local Hospitality. Savings average 10-20% below-market on all hotels and car rental suppliers around the world.
Simply login to the site and click on CMEA Members Only Privileges under Membership. Then click on the 'Members Content' link on the righthand panel.
Reprinted from Soldier On
I joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1986 and trained as a Combat Engineer, which involved an explosives training phase.
On 20 June 1988, at Sleese Creek, CFB Chilliwack, I would survive the worst training accident in Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering history.
While some members of my course dug a hole for charging, I cut and prepared the explosives. We were tired, the staff pushed us to work quickly, and while no one knows exactly…
25 March 2019: To mark the 75th anniversary of some of the most momentous battles in history, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has recorded the voices of the “greatest generation” to build a unique online sound archive to explains why the Commission’s war graves, cemeteries and memorials are as poignant today as when they were first built 75 years ago.
The CWGC honours the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second…
The Branch Adjutant has informed of the following:
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL D.R. HENLEY will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Air Personnel Management, in Ottawa, replacing Colonel A.T. Spott.
COLONEL J.S. O’KEEFE will be appointed Canadian Defence Attaché Jamaica, in Kingston.
COLONEL M. GROS-JEAN will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto
COLONEL J.P. LEVASSEUR will…
