On 1 April 2021, the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers welcomes Colonel Ryan Smith as our new Director. Appointed by the Commander of the Canadian Army, Corps Directors provide the Army Chain of Command with critical inputs on personnel management and succession planning, capability development, and occupation advisor functions. The RCE thanks Colonel Kyle Solomon for his three years of dedicated service as the outgoing Director.
In recognition of his exceptional care and compassion in assisting generations of Canadian Veterans to acquire missing medals and awards to which they were entitled, for working with the Last Post Fund in the provision of missing and replacement grave markers and for promoting Canadian military history and continuing to honourably represent the Canadian Military Engineers within his community, Canada and internationally, Corporal Kyle Scott (Ret'd) was presented with the Canadian Military Engineer Branch Commendation.
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Its been a challenging year, and with it came new forms of stress and anxiety that most of us had not experienced in our lives. In fact it seems obvious now that this pandemic will be a defining experience for our generation, not unlike what periods of world wars have been for our parents or grand-parents. Yet, despite all that, features were collected and maps were produced.
CWO João (John) Pereira, MMM, CD has been invested as a Member of Military Merit. He is currently Unit Chief Warrant Officer at ghe Canadian Forces Fire and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Academy. According to the Governor General’s site at this link https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/150-5360 , it was awarded on 21 Sep 2020 but I wasn’t notified until 30 November by VAdm Edmundson (CMPC) and CWO Geoffroy (CWO CMP).
On 10 Feb 2021, MCpl Philip Colley (8 Wg Trenton, 8 MSS, CESF) and William Green (8 Wg RP Ops Det, Roads & Grounds) received the Deputy Minister’s Commendation, Wellness Award from the Deputy Minister and Vice Chief of Defence Staff – See the citation below. Of note, MCpl Colley is the Deputy Military Chair of the Defence Aboriginal Advisory Group. For many years, MCpl Colley has engaged with every community to which he has been posted.
On 10 Feb 2021, WO Foulds, a Cbt Engr employed with DPMC-OpH, received the VCDS Commendation from A/DVCDS Col Michaud.
Citation
Warrant Officer Jay Todd Foulds, CD
By Major Steven D. Gasser, CD, MEDes, P.Eng., (Ret’d)
The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA) is the gathering place for educational facilities professionals and is dedicated to the ongoing evolution of the profession. APPA’s name may have changed over the past 100 years but its mission remains:
“To support educational excellence with quality leadership and professional management through education, research and recognition.”