National News

The Making of a Monument: How Chilliwack Remembers

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… more...
All Sappers Memorial at Vedder Crossing.— Image Credit: Greg Laychak - Chilliwack Times

Remarkable Dionne Family Sent Five Members to War

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… more...
Among the Canadian graves at Bergen-Op-Zoom in the Netherlands is that of Robert Charles Dionne, one of five members from a local family who served in the Second World War. Canadian War Graves Commission photo.

Newfoundland Sapper Awarded One of the Greatest Honours in the Canadian Military

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… more...

Sapper Steven Marshall’s Death Motivated Others to Carry on a Dangerous and Deadly Task

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… more...
Sapper Steven Marshall was killed Oct. 30, 2009, while on patrol in Panjwai District about 10 km southwest of Kandahar City. He was the 133rd Canadian to die in Afghanistan. DND Photo.

CMEA Engineer in Need Project in Action in Greenwood

WO Dempsey is an electrician working in the training cell at CFB Greenwood. His wife, Susan, recently experienced  a medical problem causing a severe  infection spread throughout her body, destroying her hip.  After several… more...
Ramp built for Mrs Susan Dempsey by CFB Greenwood Chapter of the CMEA.

CME Museum United Way Donations 2017

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… more...
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No Sapper Can Be Forgotten - 2016

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 -… more...

Ex-Combat Engineer, Constable Curtis Barrett, Receives Star of Courage

Curtis Barrett joined the Canadian Army in 2000 and served as a Combat Engineer in 2 Combat Engineer Regiment in Petawawa until 2004 before joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.   On 26 October 2016, Constable Barrett was awarded… more...
RCMP Constable Curtis Barrett, of Chelsea, Que., receives the Star of Courage from Governor General David Johnston during the Bravery Awards at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa on Friday, October 28 2016. (Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

A Fire Fighter Is Never Off Duty

By MWO John Pereira, 17 Wing Fire Chief When you’re a Fire Fighter, your sense of vigilance is always at a heightened state whether you are on duty or just carrying out regular day to day activities. MCpl Jonathan Boudreau (then Cpl) from… more...
RV overturning on its side while travelling in the opposite direction. RV overturning on its side while travelling in the opposite direction.

USAR: Preparing to Rescue You

By Capt Matt Sukstorf, 19 Wing Fire Chief 17 Oct to 29 Oct 2016 saw members of the RCAF Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team complete training to become Technical Search Specialists and Structural Collapse Technicians. The intensive… more...
Members of RCAF USAR traverse a rubble pile using a DELSAR to detect victims (Photo by Capt M Sukstorf)