Submitted by Maj Alexander Landry, CMEA Secretary
This past weekend, the Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) presented the Major-General John Arthur Stewart Trophy at the RMC 2025 Graduation Parade.
The CMEA would like to announce the release or retirement of the following members (no biographies submitted):
David Burke, Acting President of the Canadian Military Engineers Association, provided the Canadian Military Engineers Branch Council with an update on CMEA activities at their 2 May 25 meeting. Included was a request for CME to endorse the conduct of Operation GRANITE II, a celebration of the 80th anniversary of our All Sappers Memorial in Chilliwack in July 2026. We are pleased to advise that CME endorsed the planned event and will provide support.
Applications for the CMEA Bursary are open to CMEA members and dependents of current or deceased CMEA members. They must have completed or be in their final year of secondary schooling and preparing to attend or continuing a program at a certified post-secondary educational institution and received by 31 August 2025. Please note, that incomplete applications, or applications missing any required documents, will not be considered by the Selection Board.
The CMEA is pleased to share the welcoming letter from our new Colonel Commandant, Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Paul Wynnyk, following the Change of Appointment ceremony held on 1 May 2025 at Carling Campus.
L'AGMC a le plaisir de partager la lettre de bienvenue de notre nouveau colonel commandant, le lieutenant-général (à la retraite) Paul Wynnyk, suite à la cérémonie de passation de fonctions qui s'est tenue le 1er mai 2025 au campus Carling.
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This year, Veterans Affairs Canada and our partners mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day.
On May 2, 2025, Faces To Graves and the Government of Canada will hold a ceremony at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. It will honour the 2,338 Canadian soldiers buried there and the 100 Canadians who have no known grave.
Our 122nd Anniversary of the Canadian Military Engineers coincides with the end of my tenure as your Colonel Commandant. This four-year term has been for me a great honour and an immense privilege. This term allowed me to witness and participate in two historical events. The first was my attendance at the State Funeral of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, who had been our Colonel-in-Chief for over 60 years.
Article by Lise Galuga
On April 24th, Lise Galuga, Executive Director of the Izzy Doll Initiative, and Colonel J.T. Galuga, Canadian Defence Attaché to France, presented nine Izzy Doll shadow boxes to local mayors and community leaders to honour the Franco-Canadian friendship with the “80 Izzy Dolls for the 80th” Project.
MGen Daniel Benjamin (Ret’d) will hand the duties of Colonel Commandant to LGen Paul Wynnyk (Ret’d) on 1 May 2025 at the Carling Campus pavilion (60 Moodie Drive in Ottawa.
Three Royal Canadian Engineer veterans of the Korean War were awarded the King Charles Coronation Medal by Senator Yonah Martin in Burnaby BC.
The photo shows Ralph De Coste, Doug Germaine, and Leo Valentine with Senator Yonah Martin at the Coquitlam Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion where the ceremony was held.
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