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CFB Chilliwack Monuments Are Back!

03/05/2015 - 12:00

by Jim Harris The two heavy monuments were returned to All Sappers Memorial Park today. Commencing at 7:00 am a small group of us gathered in very cold but clear weather, waiting for the sun to clear Promontory Hill to load the monuments.… more...

Monument on one of 3 Eagle West trailers

CMEA Halifax Chapter is Active

03/02/2015 - 12:00

The Halifax Chapter of the CMEA is now active. If you are not yet a CMEA Member, please check with the Chapter Executive or visit the Become a Member page.

13th CME Colonel Commandant Appointed

03/01/2015 - 12:00

BGen S.M. Irwin, CD (Retired) has been appointed the 13th Colonel Commandant of the Canadian Military Engineering Branch. He has assumed his new responsibilities during the Change of Appointment ceremony that was presided over by BGen J.S… more...

BGen R.W. DesLauriers, OMM, CD, BGen J.S. Sirois, and BGen S.M. Irwin signing the change of appointment certificate // Bgén R.W. DesLauriers, OMM, CD, Bgén J.S. Sirois, et Bgén S.M. Irwin signent le parchemin officiel de la passation

Canadian and U.S. Army Sappers Blowing Up Things Real Good

02/27/2015 - 12:00

An article published in the Ottawa Citizen on 27 Feb 2015describes an exercise in Yamika, WA involving sappers from 1 CER and the 571st Sapper Company from the 7th (US) Infantry Division. http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-… more...

US and Cdn sappers on Demolition training in Yakima.

Order of Military Merit Investiture Ceremony 26 Feb 2015

02/27/2015 - 12:00

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Thursday, February 26, 2015. The honour was bestowed on… more...

OMM Recipients at Rideau Hall 26 Feb 2015

Canadian and American Sappers Work Together During Exercise VAUBAN’S REVENGE

02/27/2015 - 12:00

By Lt Kyung Sun Choi, 3 Troop Commander, 12 Field Squadron 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) conducted Exercise VAUBAN’s REVENGE in the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright training area from 14 to 28 October, 2014. Although the exercise… more...

22-Bay Double-Storey MGB Across the Battle River // PM à deux étages et 22 segments en construction sur la rivière Battle

100 Years Ago in the Trenches

02/24/2015 - 12:00

From the notes of Major Vince Larocque, CD (Ret'd) 25 February 2015 Lieutenant Duncan Bell-Irving was born in England on January 3rd, 1888 and came with his parents to Vancouver in April of that same year. He attended school in… more...

Lieutenant Duncan Bell-Irving, CE KIA 25 February 2015

TD Meloche Monnex 2014 Rapport Annuel

02/21/2015 - 12:00

Non seulement notre program de loyauté TD Monnex sauve de l'argent pour les membres de l'AGMC pour les assurances domicile et auto, aussi il fournit un retour a l'association pour supporter nos activités. La photo montre M. Sean Hogue,… more...

De gauche a droite, David Burke, le colonel Richard Dickson, M. Sean Hogue, Gilles Guignard, et Dave Carney.

Operation CROCODILE: Canadian Army soldiers, a natural fit for UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

02/20/2015 - 12:00

By Gerry Weaver, Army Public Affairs Senior Liaison Officer LCol JT Galuga was MONUSCO’s representative to the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC), the national Congolese army, from June to December, 2014. He is… more...

Senior Liaison Officer LCol JT Galuga was MONUSCO’s representative to the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC), the national Congolese army, from June to December, 2014. He is pictured with two FARDC officers in the town of Mavivi in North Kivu, DRC in July, 2014. Photo courtesy of LCol JT Galuga / Le Lcol JT Galuga, officier supérieur de liaison, était le représentant de la MONUSCO auprès des Forces armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC), l’armée congolaise nationale

Canadian Veterans offered Financial Assistance to Visit the Netherlands

02/18/2015 - 12:00

Government of Canada to commemorate 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands Minister of Veterans Affairs invites Canadian Veterans of the Liberation of the Netherlands to take part in commemorative ceremonies February 17,… more...