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I am very pleased to inform you of the Change of Command of the CF Real Property Operations Group from Col M.W.J. Rancourt, CD, to Col D.R. Henley, MSM, CD on 15 July 2021.

Col Henley was also appointed as the CAF Branch Advisor for the Canadian Military Engineers,…

July 2021 marks the 100^th anniversary of the adoption of the poppy as the symbol of remembrance in Canada.

In 1918, Moina Michael, a staff member of the American Overseas YMCA, wore a red poppy as a symbol of remembrance. She was inspired by John McCrae’s…

31 July 2021:

Dear Conference of Defence Associations community, I'm happy to report that over 500 Canadians have offered to volunteer. so far. In the map below, you'll see they hail from every single province and the the territories too. Meanwhile, we've begun…

This year's winner of the MGen John Arthur Stewart Trophy is OCdt Adam David Johnson. Newly commissioned 2Lt Johnson is an RCAF Construction Engineer with a degree in Civil Engineering.

This trophy is…

Sapper Adam Wright of  5^th Combat Engineer Regiment has been assigned duties as sentry at the National War Memorial. Spr Wright, who claims Thunder Bay and Sudbury ON as his home town says it is "an honor to represent the CAF in all aspects. Sentries…

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This week marks the 78^th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Sicily and the beginning of the Italian Campaign on 9 July 1943. The Royal Canadian Engineers supported every battle from start to finish. The gallantry and sacrifice of our officers and men was…

A Virtual Change of Command ceremony will take place on 08 July at 0900 hrs between the outgoing CO, LCol Marc Comeau, and the incoming CO Designate, LCol Brad Krajcik.

Please see the Microsoft Teams link for the…

105 years ago, the No. 2 Construction Battalion (also known as the Black Battalion) was formed in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Join us on Saturday July 10th, as we honour the service and perseverance of the No. 2 in a virtual commemoration ceremony hosted by the Black Cultural Centre…

On the 18^th of June 2003, under the Command of LGen (Ret’d) CT Whitecross, 1 Construction Engineering Unit (1 CEU) was redesignated as 1 Engineer Support Unit (1 ESU) by the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, VAdm GR Maddison. On that day the long history of 1 CEU and…