A message to the CME Family from the new Chief Military Engineer, MGen K. Horgan.

On 25 August, CWO Stacy Merriam, MB, CD, was appointed the new Canadian Military Engineer Branch Chief Warrant Officer. He replaced CWO Glenn Simpkin, CD and assumed his new responsibility during the Change of Appointment ceremony presided over by the CAF Chief Military Engineer, MGen J.S. Sirois, OMM, CD.

The latest issue, Beaver Tales 21 August is now available. In this issue:

• Announcements, Upcoming Events & Important Information
• Awards, Promotions and Recognitions
• ADM(IE) in the News
• Employee Departures

Beaver Tales, the ADM(IE) biweekly newsletter, is your one-stop-shop for all information IE. Download your copy below.

Beginning in the fall of 1944 through the spring of 1945, close to 175,000 Canadians took part in the campaign to liberate the Netherlands. More than 7,600 made the ultimate sacrifice.

Learn more about Canada’s involvement in the Liberation of the Netherlands.

The following Canadian Military Engineer chief warrant officers have been assigned to senior appointments as noted:

Corporal Stanley Clark Fields (Ret’d), peacefully on 11 April 2020 at the Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre in Ottawa ON at the age of 101 years. Stanley was a veteran of the Second World War and believed to be the last surviving member of 5^th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, one of the assaulting engineer companies on Juno Beach on D-Day.

The Edmonton CME Reunion planned for 12-14 June 2020 has been postponed indefinitely.  More details will follow if these events are rescheduled for a later date.

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La réunion du GMC d'Edmonton prévue du 12 au 14 juin 2020 a été reportée indéfiniment.  Plus autres informations seront distribuées si ces événements sont reprogrammés à une date ultérieure.