Maj Rick Dunning Presented the 3rd Clasp to his CD
On 21 July 22, in front of a small group of family, friends, and colleagues, Major Rick Dunning was presented his CD3 by Major- General Horgan.
CMEA Bursary 2022: Grand Total of $18,000 (nine individual bursaries of $2,000)
1. Applications are open to CMEA members and dependents of current or deceased CMEA members.
2. Applicants must have completed or be in their final year of secondary schooling and preparing to attend or continuing a program at a certified post-secondary educational institution.
3. The bursary program consists of nine individual educational bursaries of $2,000 to be awarded annually for the year of study starting in September to nine applicants based on the eligibility and selection criteria detailed in this directive.
New CME Br CWO
Greetings to all fellow Engineers,
With the upcoming retirement of CWO S. Merriam, MB, CD, we have a new CME Br CWO, effective 06 July 2022.
Farewell and thank-you, CWO Merriam, for your dedication to the Branch and for sharing your expertise and advice over the past two years.
Welcome to the appointment, CWO D. Jones, CD, our new CME Br CWO.
CHIMO!
Prime Minister Trudeau Delivers Apology for Racism Affecting No. 2 Construction Battalion of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force
On Saturday, 9 July, the Colonel Commandant, MGen Benjamin and CME CWO Jones attended a ceremony in Truro, NS where the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defence delivered an apology for the systemic anti-Black racism endured by members of No. 2 Construction Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The CO 4 Engineer Support Regiment, LCol Dixon and his RSM, CWO Sloot, were part of the Ceremony to recognize this racism before, during, and long after the First World War.
Operation REASSURANCE – Ground breaking ceremony for Area E&S infrastructure projects at Camp Ādaži
Contributed by: Maj Jeremy Chubbs, A/JEngr, Task Force Latvia Headquarters (TFL HQ) Canadian Armed Forces
CWO D.M Matthews, CD
Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Matthews grew up in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. He is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Community College, Saint Mary’s University (Anthropology) and is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) and a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator Instructor (CFII). He served as a reservist at 12 Wing Shearwater (ARAF), with the Princess Louise Fusiliers and as a naval reservist with HMCS SCOTIAN.
Fire Academy Change of Appointment
p>A new chapter for CFFCA Command team.
On 20 June 2022, Canadian Forces Fire & CBRN Academy (CFFCA) conducted a Change of Appointment. CWO Donnie Matthews relinquished his appointment as the Unit Chief Warrant Officer to CWO Jeremy Buckingham. The ceremony was presided by Major Teslin Bruhn, CFFCA Commandant.
Top CME Officer Graduates from RMC
The Major General John Arthur Stewart Trophy is awarded annually to the top Military Engineer cadet in their graduating year from the Royal Military College Kingston. Sponsored by the Canadian Military Engineer Association, the award is based on high standards of proficiency in each of the four components of RMC: academic studies, athletic capability, military performance and bilingualism.
On 18 May 2022, MGen Dan Benjamin, our Colonel Commandant, presented the award to OCdt Devin Theodore Mercer.
More Published Stories of Our Sappers Buried in the Groesbeek Canadian Military Cemetery
The “Faces to Graves” project in the Netherlands has reported in their Spring 2022 Newsletter that it has now published about 550 life stories on their website. The newsletter includes a number of interesting ‘stories behind the stories.’ New life stories are being added every week and the group intends to eventually tell the stories of the more than 2300 Canadians who rest in Groesbeek. The newsletter is attached.