Nouvelles Nationales

Commander Canadian Army, the Canadian Army’s New Command Team as of 14 July 2016. Please note that both members of the Command Team are Engineers. The entire CME family should take pride in the accomplishments of these two outstanding… more...

by Bill McVean and Ken Holmes We were pleased to recently receive a report from Bill McVean on his activities during the Battle of Arnhem Commemorations in September 2015. Bill McVean is a keen student of the WW II Arnhem battle and the… more...

By MWO John Pereira During the RCAF Run held at 17 Wing Winnipeg on June 5th, a medical emergency was communicated to the Wing Fire Hall for a patient who had collapsed during the 10K run. This person was transitioning back and forth from… more...

July 12, 2016 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces   Media are invited to attend the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on July 14. Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk will assume command of the Canadian Army… more...

Lieutenant-Colonel Eppo van Weelderen will take command of 41 Canadian Brigade Group at a ceremony taking place in Calgary on Saturday 17 August in the Queen Elizabeth II Atrium at The Military Museum. Lieutenant-Colonel van Weelderen… more...

This issue includes the following articles: Air Force Day on the Hill Maj Rick Dunning retires after 35 years of service Recognizing an outstanding contribution to the IEBM project MCpl Vincent Lareau promoted to Sergeant Canadian Forces… more...

Just over a month ago, the Comox Chapter of the CMEA initiated a fundraising campaign for Marc Binney, a Canadian Forces veteran having served proudly with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) for 13 years and as an… more...

By Maj André Desrochers, Capt Wetson Werleigh and Capt Nicolas Gervais, 34 CER 34 Combat Engineer Regiment, Detachment Rouyn-Noranda, celebrated in style as it marked the 75th anniversary of its founding in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region… more...

Reprinted from Canadian Military Family Magazine, June 24, 2016 Article byMIshall Rehman In April 1991, some three hundred members of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) deployed post-Gulf War, tasked with the hazardous job of cleaning up… more...

June 16, 2016 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Brigadier-General Jennie Carignan became the highest-ranked woman in the Combat Arms yesterday, June 15, in a ceremony presided over by the Commander of the Canadian Defence… more...