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Update Your Personal CMEA profile

02/21/2017 - 12:00

The CMEA has adopted a new member management system that features a much easier to use and much fuller description of your personal profile. It will assist you in finding friends and colleagues with similar background and help us… more...

Gagetown Chapter Presents 2016 CMEA Bursaries

02/16/2017 - 12:00

The CMEA's Annual Bursary Program awards up to six $1000 educational bursaries to CMEA members and their dependents across Canada. This year two such bursaries were awarded to Talia Morgan, Spouse of Cpl Morgan-Boudreau (4ESR) and Tyler… more...

Talia Morgan receives CMEA Bursary Cheque from CMEA Chapter President, MWO Shawn Stoot: Cpl Levi Malmas, MWO Shawn Sloot, Talia Morgan, MWO Bill Lovely

5 CER Conducts Winter Training

02/13/2017 - 12:00

On the 3rd of February 2017, 5 CER, 35 CER and 34 CER members deployed to the Valcartier training areas for exercise SAPEUR BLANC 2017. During this exercise, in which the main training phase ran from 3 to 9 February 2017, the troops… more...

Members from 51e squadron of 5 CER are drilling a hole through the ice layer that formed over Lake Hayes in order to install water pumps.

CMEA-TD Insurance Relationship Continues to Growth

02/12/2017 - 12:00

A picture says a thousand words and these pictures show the dynamic growth and success of the CMEA's partnership with TD's Home & Automobile Insurance affinity programme. Download the attached file to see the whole story.

Canadian Army Divers Conduct Training Near Victoria, British Columbia

02/09/2017 - 12:00

February 7, 2017 – Victoria, British Columbia – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Approximately 100 divers from across the Canadian Army, as well as NATO Allies, will participate in Exercise ROGUISH BUOY 2017 near the city of… more...

A Combat Diver from 2 Combat Engineer Regiment conducts a tactical dive using a diver propulsion device in Comox Lake, British Columbia, on February 16, during Exercise ROGUISH BUOY 2016. Photo: Sergeant Yannick Bédard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera ©2016 DND/MDN Canada.

Quinze militaires parmi les premiers sélectionnés pour devenir le prochain astronaute canadien

02/03/2017 - 12:00

De 45e.NORD.CA Par Nicolas Laffont 1 février 2017 Ils étaient près de 4000 au début du processus, et désormais sur les 70 premiers candidats qui passent à l’étape 2 de sélection du prochain astronaute canadien, pas moins de 15 d’entre… more...

Part 2: Combat Engineers Battle the Elements to Build Bridges

02/03/2017 - 12:00

Reprinted from Daily Commercial News By Angela Gismondi, 2 February 2017 This is the second and final article in a two-part Daily Commercial News series exploring military construction and engineering training exercises that are… more...

Reserve combat engineers were given hands-on training in bridge building during Exercise PALADIN RESPONSE. The medium raft or medium floating bridge is assembled on water and once the pieces are secure, it can be used to ferry large military vehicles from the water to land. - Photo: Sgt Greg Gorecki/41 CER

Part 1: Army Exercises Build Construction Backbone

02/03/2017 - 12:00

Reprinted from Daily Commercial News By Angela Gismondi, 1 February 2017 This is the first of a two-part Daily Commercial News series exploring military construction and engineering training exercises that are being conducted across Canada… more...

Members of 4 Engineering Support Regiment construct a 149-foot Acrow bridge spanning the Tetagouche River during Exercise Nihilo Sapper, a large-scale military exercise that took place outside Bathurst, N.B. in November. - Photo: WO Jerry Kean/5 Cdn Div HQ Public Affairs

Engineer Senior Appointments

02/02/2017 - 12:00

Ottawa, 31 January 2017 The CDS has announced a number of promotions and appointments resulting from retirements. The following are the Engineer officers included in the list: Brigadier-General J.S. Sirois was promoted to the rank of… more...

CME Family Reunions and Birthday Celebrations 2017

01/26/2017 - 12:00

These are some of the Reunions and Birthday Celebrations occurring across the country this year. We will update this page as we receive news of more events. They are listed starting from the West.Click for details. Victoria, BC… more...