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During the QL6 Supervisor Course, Lieutenant Jenson Gilby, on the nozzle, and Sergeant Matthew Mitton, on the hose, extinguish spot fires after a simulated aircraft crash at the Canadian Forces Fire and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Academy at CFB Borden, Ontario. PHOTO: Courtesy of Lieutenant Jenson Gilby

By Corporal Nick Betts and Second Lieutenant Leo Zhou

Republished from RCAF News Article /…

Wreath Laying during Commemorative Ceremony of the Italian Campaign at Agira Canadian War Memorial Sicily, 28 Nov 2019

By MCpl Kimberly Anderson, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment

The Canadian Armed Forces Op DISTINCTION supports the Government of Canada’s Military History Commemoration Program. This program is designed to remind and teach Canadians about…

TD Cheque Presentation 3 March 2020: Receiving the cheque are, left to right, Senior CMEA VP CWO Louis Myre (Ret’d), BGen Sean Bindon, Mr. Dignard, Col Kyle Solomon, and CMEA Executive Director Col David Burke (Ret’d).

On March 3 at Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier, Sylvain Dignard of TD Insurance Meloche Monnex presented a cheque valued at $49,945 to the CMEA. Since our partnership with TD began in 2012, TD Insurance has provided the Association with over $190,000 in support of our programs.…

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The CMEA has been informed that the Retired Sappers Reunion Committee has canceled the 46th Annual Sappers Reunion scheduled for 24-26 April 2020 due to the Covid-19 situation.

For those who have already registered or had planned on registering, the…

PM Visits Op IMPACT

By ​Lt Moreau-Beaudry Construction Engineer Tp Comd

On February 10, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance, visited Canadian soldiers deployed on Operation IMPACT at Camp Canada,…

Beaver Coffee

27 Feb: Comox Chapter had its first Beaver Coffee for 2020.  Last fall we voted in a budget plan that allows our chapter to gather every few months to stay updated on CMEA news and enjoy each other’s company over coffee. This has been well received by the membership and…

RCAF Crash Rescue Training Film - early 60's

Extracted from Facebook - February 2020

THREE MINUTES TO LIVE ......Comments by Phil Brown:

There's a bit of a story behind this film. I was assigned to give a 3-hour lecture to the Field…

WO Raymond Burke

The team line-up for Invictus Team Canada 2020 was revealed and celebrated in a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall on 5 February 2020.

The team of 30 former and currently serving Canadian Armed Forces members will compete at The Hague, Netherlands this year from 6 to 16 May…

Headstone of Pte WJ Evans, RCR needing repair

By Steve St. Amant (from Facebook - contributed by Lloyd Hodgins))

While doing some "boots on the ground" research yesterday, I came across this battered headstone to a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment who passed away prior to the…

2019 Bursary Winner Erica Hawker with WO Hawker and WO Maynard (Petawawa Chapter President)

The Petawawa Chapter of the CMEA awarded bursaries to two successful applicants pictured here; Janna Hotson-Richardson and Erica Hawker.

 

For a full list of winners, see https://cmea-agmc.ca/…