By Captain Nicola LaMarre, Operation CALUMET Public Affairs Officer

 Approaching the remote site, you can’t help but be struck by the rock, sand and lack of anything green on the island. For the past seven months, Corporal Colton Larade has worked tirelessly to improve the living and working conditions for personnel of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) who live at the remote observation post.

To honour the night Captain Norman Mitchell performed the action for which he received the Victoria Cross, the Canadian Military Engineers Museum exhibited his medals in the lobby of The Mitchell Building.  On the night of 8-9 October 1918, One hundred years ago this month, Captain Mitchell, Sergeant Teddy Jackson, and Sappers Ed Murphy, Dan Smith, Alex Walker and Sapper Barbour successfully defended the Pont d’Aire at Cambrai preventing its demolition and allowing troops to advance into Cambrai that morning.

The International Historical and Military Film Festival is a public weal of the Polish culture which serves the non-commercial promotion of the cinema dedicated to the past and defense traditions of the countries from which films were submitted and accepted to the Festival.

When your United Way campaigner asks for a donation, you can direct your donation to the Charity of your choice by completing the proper section of the donation form.  To make a United Way Campaign donation to the CME Museum through MEMAC (Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada), provide the name and address below and this Revenue Canada registration no:  119245231 RR0001

Canada Revenue Agency link: The Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada

By Sgt Julien Forget, CD

By 2Lt Jonathan Carpino

Reprinted from The Maple Leaf

At a ceremony at NATO’s operational headquarters in Belgium on September 7, Brigadier-General Darlene Quinn assumed command of Canada’s Formation Europe – an appointment that includes the accompanying duty of National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).

By Lt W.D.J. Dumais, 4 ESR

This year, 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR) took the lead for the EROC section commander and operator course. This gave 43 Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Squadron (43 C-IED Sqn) more flexibility with the planning of these courses. 4 ESR is also implicated in improving EROC doctrine and assists with the running of specific vehicle trials such as the Wolf and the Husky.

Memorial to Canadian Forestry Corps helps preserve the story of black Canadians who served in WW I

Reprinted from CBC Nova Scotia story by Shaina Luck

A French memorial to 3,000 Canadian forestry engineers from the First World War will help to preserve the memory of members of the first and only black battalion in Canada's history.