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Yavoriv, Ukraine. 15 August 2015 - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces Theatre Activation Team (TAT) and Ukrainian Soldiers assemble the new dining facility at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre (IPSC) in Yavoriv, Ukraine on August 15, 2015 during Operation UNIFIER.

Article / September 28, 2015

The Theatre Activation Team (TAT) was in Ukraine in early August to ensure everything was ready for the arrival of the Task Force Ukraine members and for the start of Operation UNIFIER.

The TAT of approximately 90…

CMEA Bursary logo

The Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) is pleased to announce the following winners of the Bursary program 2015:

  • Cpl Mason Broadfoot is a member of 38 CER (Winnipeg)
  • MCpl Judah Leung is a member of 33 CER (Ottawa)
  • Antoine Gendron is…
CMEA Edmonton Chapter presents a cheque to the Firefighters Burn Treatment Society

A $3,000 cheque, proceeds from the 2015 CMEA Edmonton Chapter Charity Golf Tournament, was presented to Mr. Troy Wencek, Director of the local Firefighters Burn Treatment Society by Edmonton Chapter executive members (L to R): MWO Marshall Dumont, President, WO Ryan Vincent,…

CMEA crest

Plan now to attend the 2015 CMEA National Conference. It will be held on November 25 and 26 at the beautiful Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. Come out to support your Association, find out what is happening within the Association and the CME Branch, and look ahead to what…

The Build Team // L’équipe de construction

Written by WO Donnie Matthews, Firefighter, 1 ESU

I must admit I was taken-aback somewhat by the magnitude of the task; that being designing a camp to house over 4,200 military personnel along with their equipment and vehicles. Keeping them…

Col A.R. Jayne, CD; MGen K.D. McQuillan, OMM, CD; Col K.G. Horgan, CD

Under the authority of the Chief of Military Personnel, Col Andrew R. Jayne, CD, was appointed the new Branch Advisor for Canadian Military Engineers. On the 04 September 2015, he has assumed his new responsibility during the Change of Appointment ceremony presided over by…

Article / August 27, 2015

By: Joint Task Force Ukraine

What do the Canadian Military Engineers do while tucked into a remote military training area in western Ukraine? Simply put, they do anything and everything.

For the past few weeks they have been…

CWO R.G. Swift (CME Branch CWO // Adjuc de la Branche du GMC), Ms // Mlle Sandra Johnson-Penney (Curator CME Museum // conservatrice du Musée du GMC) and the Col Comdt, BGen S.M. Irwin (Ret’d).

Presented in recognition of her extraordinary passion, care and dedication to the collection, preservation and communication of the history and traditions of the Canadian Military Engineers.

Her singular efforts will continue to ensure that the Canadian Military…

CWO Mark Baisley (RCR) hands appointment to CWO Shawn Croucher (RCE) - Photo by MCpl Robert LeBlanc

CWO Mark Baisley handed over his position as Division Sergeant-Major of 5th Canadian Division to CWO Shawn Croucher in a ceremony at the Cambridge Military Library at Royal Artillery Park in Halifax on Thursday (16 Jul 15).

CWO Croucher served with 1 Combat…

French Legion of Honour // la Légion d’honneur de la France

The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to advise that the Government of France has presented the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Major Lloyd Kenyon MiD, a WW II Royal Canadian Engineer veteran and a participant in the Battle of the Liberation of France. …