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By MCpl JJN Pruneau, 3 Sect Comd, 2 Tp, 11 Fd Sqn Ex RISING THUNDER was a Company level exercise conducted by 571st Sapper Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade (US). The 2 Troop Terrors from 11 Field Squadron, 1 CER… more...

The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to advise that the Government of France will be presenting the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Sapper Donald Somerville, a WW II Royal Canadian Engineer veteran and a participant in the… more...

The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to advise that the Government of France has presented the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Corporal Gerrard “Gerry” Gaudet, a WW II Royal Canadian Engineer veteran and a participant in… more...

These are two articles reprinted from the WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 8 No. 4a.  Both were written by Laureen Sweeney and published on 1 April 2014. Armoury Not Up to Fire Code, Future Uncertain Quietly and without fanfare,… more...

Article by Cindy E. Harnett in the Victoria Times Colonist, April 28, 2015 Seven Comox air force base firefighters with disaster training had just hours to gather their gear and deploy Sunday as part of Canada’s response to the earthquake… more...

On the 1st of April, 2015, the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, held a small ceremony to announce the unveiling of the Collins Theatre. Formally known as the Tactics Theatre, the facility has been officially renamed after… more...

In January of 2014, 1 Engineer Support Unit (1 ESU) was approached by the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) with requests to design and oversee the construction of office and storage buildings at Garrison Petawawa. The buildings… more...

The CMEA has been putting Last Post entries on our Website since 2001: English: http://cmea-agmc.ca/cme-family-last-post Francais: http://cmea-agmc.ca/fr/derniere-sonnerie The vast majority of these entries have come from the efforts of a… more...

On 25 June 2012, CWO Kevin Patterson was appointed as the Canadian Military Engineer Branch Chief Warrant Officer. This position has allowed him to accompany the CME Col Cmdt from coast to coast visiting Engineers all across Canada. Having… more...

The two largest non-nuclear planned explosions in history involved the same man - a Canadian Engineer officer - Major Cyril Burton North, DSO, MC. First some background. During World War I, the Canadian Engineers had three tunnelling… more...