We are pleased to announce the Chief of the Defense Staff, has appointed CWO J.A. Guimond to replace CWO K.C. West as the 13th Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer (CFCWO).
Along with the CDS, we thank CWO West for his dedication to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces and for his significant contribution to our institution. We also like to congratulate CWO Guimond on his appointment as the 13th CFCWO.
See biography CWO J.A. Guimont…
Summarised from The story behind the squadron that “Cleared the Way” in Afghanistan Canadian Military Family Magazine published 19 Nov 2016
Clearing the Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar tells the story of the 23 Field Squadron as part of 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group deployed in Kandahar from 2006 to 2007. Among other things, the squadron was responsible for taming the saturated area from improvised explosive devices environment of Kandahar.…
Article by Greg Laychak - Chilliwack Times
Reprinted from the Chilliwack Progress 9 November 2016
Two city employees trim trees and clear branches and leaves around the Chilliwack War Memorial behind the Chilliwack Museum Monday morning.
It’s an annual ritual, preparing the site for the fast-approaching Remembrance Day ceremony.
Like the lost soldiers honoured and their living veteran counterparts, these spaces are more closely attended to around November 11 as they re-…
Reprinted from the Sarnia Journal 11 November 2016
By Tom Slater and Tom St. Amand
In 1934, the Dionne quintuplets became internationally famous, a medical marvel and instant symbols of joy and of hope in the Great Depression.
Another set of five Dionnes also made news, but these ones from Sarnia and Point Edward weren’t as famous. All Raymond Dionne and four of his sons did was serve overseas in the Second World War.
Raymond Dionne Sr. was an anomaly, for he…
Reprinted from VOCM News Radio Website 11 November 2016
A Newfoundlander and member of the Canadian Armed Forces was just awarded with one of the greatest honours in the Canadian military.
Cory Kavanagh is a combat engineer with the 37 Combat Engineer Regiment in St. John's and has been in the military for more than 21 years having toured in Eritrea, Bosnia, and Haiti over his career.
Yesterday, Kavanagh was presented with the Order of Military Merit by Governor General…
Reprinted from the Calgary Sun, 10 November 2016
Article by Bill Kaufmann, the Calgary Sun
When her friend Steven Marshall was slain by a Taliban IED, Cindy Veilleux says she was more determined to carry on the work that led to his death.
Then based in Edmonton, the member of 1 Canadian Engineer Regiment recalls the day in October, 2009, when Calgarian Marshall, 24, was killed by the roadside bomb while trying to clear them from an area 10 km southwest of Kandahar City…
Your United Way donation can be directed to the CME Museum. When your United Way campaigner asks for a donation, you can direct your donation to the Charity of your choice by completing the proper section of the donation form.
To make a United Way Campaign donation to the CME Museum through MEMAC (Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada), provide the name and address below and this Revenue Canada registration number:
119245231 RR 0001
Use the Canada Revenue Agency…
As Remembrance Day approaches, time should be taken to remember those who have gone before us.
These are the members of the Engineer family whose deaths we have been able to record since our last Tribute page, No Sapper Can Be Forgotten - 2015. Many are veterans of The Second World War, Korea, the Cold War, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and many Peacekeeping Operations. All deserve our respect and gratitude.
We need your help to ensure that no Fallen Sapper is forgotten. To…
By Larry Noonan, Reprinted from InsideToronto.com
The night of Oct. 15, 1954, during Hurricane Hazel, saw 21.6 centimetres of rain pelt the Toronto area. With many bridges washed out, transportation between points east of the Rouge Valley and Toronto became very difficult. Key bridges had to be rebuilt quickly. One such bridge was the one on Old Finch Avenue north of the Toronto Zoo east of Sewell’s Road.
Sir Donald Bailey designed a portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge…
Reprinted from Canadian Military Family Magazine, June 24, 2016
Article byMIshall Rehman
In April 1991, some three hundred members of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) deployed post-Gulf War, tasked with the hazardous job of cleaning up explosive remnants in extremely warm temperatures.
Now, 25 years later, 1 CER is coming together and putting on a reunion to commemorate the success of the people of this mission.
1 CER falls within 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1…
