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IE Focus July 2015

This issue of IE Focus has the following articles:      ADM(IE) Symposium -Technical Conference 2015  CFHA Turning Military Houses into Homes  Town Hall - June 3, 2015  Committee Work and Volunteering  Chief… more...
CFHA Turning Military Housing into Homes // L’ALFC offre plus que des maisons militaires

Combat Engineers Working for Their Community

By Captain Pierre Leblanc, Public Affairs Officer, 34 Canadian Brigade Group In 1990, combat engineers from 9 Field Squadron of 34 Combat Engineer Regiment (34 CER) and of the 5 Combat Engineer Regiment built a footbridge in Aiguebelle… more...

WW II Veteran Sapper Bill Nicoll Is Presented the French Legion of Honour

Article by Ken Holmes The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to advise that the Government of France has awarded Sapper Bill Nicoll the Rank of Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour. Mr Nicoll is a WW II Royal Canadian… more...
Mr. Russell Power presents French Legion of Honour to RCE veteran Mr. Bill Nicoll. (Photo: Cape Breton Post)

CME Branch CWO Activity Report

02 Oct 2014 I handed over draft one of the the revised edition of the Red Book (Customs & Traditions of the CME) to Ken Holmes for his editing. Draft one is very much checking for format and content, drafts two and three will be for… more...

Change of Appointment ceremony CME Branch CWO_7 May 2015

On 7 May 2015, CWO R.G. Swift, CD, was appointed the new Canadian Military Engineer Branch Chief Warrant Officer. He has assumed his new responsibility during the Change of Appointment ceremony presided over by the CAF Chief Military… more...
(from left to right) CWO R.G. Swift, CD (Incoming CME Branch CWO), BGen K.D. McQuillan, OMM, CD (CAF Chief Military Engineer) and CWO K.A. Patterson, MMM, CD (Outgoing CME Branch CWO) signing the Branch CWO change of appointment certificate//(de gauche à droite) Adjuc R.G. Swift, CD (Adjuc du GMC entrant), Bgén K.D. McQuillan, OMM, CD (Ingénieur militaire en chef des FAC) et l’Adjuc K..A. Patterson, MMM, CD (Adjuc du GMC sortant) signant officiellement le parchemin de passation des fonctions de l’Adjuc

VCDS Commendation LCol Ken Holmes, CD (Ret'd)

From 2007 to 2014 Mr. Holmes demonstrated extraordinary and sustained commitment to research and documentation of the history of the Canadian Military Engineers. Since his retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces, he tirelessly researched… more...
BGen K.D. McQuillan (CAF Chief Military Engineer), CWO K.A. Patterson (CME Branch CWO), Mr. Ken Holmes and BGen S.M. Irwin (Ret’d), CME Colonel Commandant. Presentation date: 7 May 2015//Bgén K.D. McQuillan (Ingénieur militaire en chef des FAC), Adjuc K.A. Patterson (Adjuc de la Branche du GMC), M. Ken Holmes et Bgén S.M. Irwin (à la retraite), colonel commandant du GMC. Date de la remise : le 7 mai 2015

New Recipients CME Branch Commendation_7 May 2015

Certificate No 031 – Presented to Col R.N.H. Dickson, CD Presented in recognition of his extended tenure as a member of the CME Branch Executive as both the Branch Advisor and the Director Engineers. His exceptional leadership, dedication… more...
CWO K.A. Patterson (CME Branch CWO), Col R.N.H. Dickson and the CME Branch Col Cmdt, BGen S.M. Irwin (Ret’d). Presentation date: 7 May 2015/L’Adjuc K.A. Patterson (Adjuc de la Branche du GMC), le Col R.N.H. Dickson et le Col Cmdt d de la Branche du GMC, le Bgén S.M. Irwin (à la retraite). Date de la présentation : 7 mai 2015

Cape Breton Sapper Awarded French Legion of Honour

This article was publshed in the Cape Breton Times under the title "Mira Gut man presented National Order of Legion of Honour medal".  It was written by Sharon Montgomery-Dupe smontgomery@cbpost.com. The article is summarised below.… more...
Mr. Russell Power presents French Legion of Honour to RCE veteran Mr. Bill Nicoll.

The CAF Chief Military Engineer Change of Appointment

Money on the bar. That’s what draws many people to a change of appointment ceremony, especially when Generals are involved. But that was truly not the case on 26 May 2015 at the Change of Appointment ceremony for the CAF Chief Military… more...
From left to right: CWO Kevin Patterson, BGen Karl McQuillan, BGen (Retired) Steve Irwin (Colonel Commandant) and LGen Christine Whitecross // De gauche à droite : Adjuc Kevin Patterson, Bgén Karl McQuillan, Bgén (retraité) Steve Irwin (Colonel commandant) et la Lgén Christine Whitecross

23 Parachute Engineer Regiment Celebrate New Name

23 Engineer Regiment, RE is now 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment. See the article and video at http://forces.tv/27741025
23 Parachute Engineer Regiment parachute on the Stanford Training Area in 2011 with their American and German counterparts.