Remembering the Italian Campaign
This week marks the 78th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Sicily and the beginning of the Italian Campaign on 9 July 1943. The Royal Canadian Engineers supported every battle from start to finish. The gallantry and sacrifice of our officers and men was far from insignificant. Man-for-man, only the infantry suffered more than the Sappers. In Sicily, the RCE received more gallantry awards than any other corps or regiment.
1 Engineer Support Unit – Change of Command
A Virtual Change of Command ceremony will take place on 08 July at 0900 hrs between the outgoing CO, LCol Marc Comeau, and the incoming CO Designate, LCol Brad Krajcik.
Please see the Microsoft Teams link for the Change of Command
No. 2 Construction Battalion 2021 Virtual Remembrance Ceremony
105 years ago, the No. 2 Construction Battalion (also known as the Black Battalion) was formed in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Join us on Saturday July 10th, as we honour the service and perseverance of the No. 2 in a virtual commemoration ceremony hosted by the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia.
July 10, 2021 – 11 am (Atlantic) online: www.no2-cef.ca
1 ESU Raises the Unit Flag
On the 18th of June 2003, under the Command of LGen (Ret’d) CT Whitecross, 1 Construction Engineering Unit (1 CEU) was redesignated as 1 Engineer Support Unit (1 ESU) by the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, VAdm GR Maddison. On that day the long history of 1 CEU and the legacy of the Construction and Maintenance Units (CMU) that preceded it was transferred to 1 ESU. Along with the legacy of excellence, the 1 CEU Heraldic Crest, which was officially endorsed in her own hand by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in August 1976, was inherited by the nascent 1 ESU.
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Sapper Officer Commands Infantry Battalion
On Saturday 5 June 2019, LCol Mark Flint, CD took over command of The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment from LCol J.R.V. Dufour in Bathurst, NB. LCol Flint retired from the Regular Force in 2012 after an exciting career as a sapper officer in 1, 2 and 5 CERs with tours in the Balkans and Afghanistan. The North Shore Regiment has a storied past and celebrated their role in the Normandy invasion the day following the Change of Command. All events were virtual.
Estate Planning
It is never too early to start your estate planning, but it can easily be too late. To that end, we have created an estate planning page to get you started. We make no claim that the page is complete. Once you start the process, you will find there is plenty of useful information available. Our page is simply there to get you thinking about the process. When you start is up to you, but it is never too early. Click here.