Nouvelles Nationales

By MCpl JJN Pruneau, 3 Sect Comd, 2 Tp, 11 Fd Sqn

Ex RISING THUNDER was a Company level exercise conducted by 571st Sapper Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade (US). The 2 Troop Terrors from 11 Field Squadron, 1 CER were…

The Canadian Military Engineers are pleased to advise that the Government of France will be presenting the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Sapper Donald Somerville, a WW II Royal Canadian Engineer veteran and a participant in the Battle of the Liberation of 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 Corporal Gerrard “Gerry” Gaudet, a WW II Royal Canadian Engineer veteran and a participant in the Battle of the Liberation of France…

These are two articles reprinted from the WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 8 No. 4a.  Both were written by Laureen Sweeney and published on 1 April 2014.

Armoury Not Up to Fire Code, Future Uncertain

Quietly and without fanfare, most functions of…

Article by Cindy E. Harnett in the Victoria Times Colonist, April 28, 2015

Seven Comox air force base firefighters with disaster training had just hours to gather their gear and deploy Sunday as part of Canada’s response to the earthquake in…

On the 1st of April, 2015, the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, held a small ceremony to announce the unveiling of the Collins Theatre. Formally known as the Tactics Theatre, the facility has been officially renamed after Chief Warrant Officer Gerald Collins.…

In January of 2014, 1 Engineer Support Unit (1 ESU) was approached by the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) with requests to design and oversee the construction of office and storage buildings at Garrison Petawawa.

The buildings will be interim facilities…

The CMEA has been putting Last Post entries on our Website since 2001:

English: http://cmea-agmc.ca/cme-family-last-post

Francais: http://cmea-agmc.ca/fr/…

On 25 June 2012, CWO Kevin Patterson was appointed as the Canadian Military Engineer Branch Chief Warrant Officer. This position has allowed him to accompany the CME Col Cmdt from coast to coast visiting Engineers all across Canada. Having spent 32 years as a Combat Engineer…

The two largest non-nuclear planned explosions in history involved the same man - a Canadian Engineer officer - Major Cyril Burton North, DSO, MC.

First some background. During World War I, the Canadian Engineers had three tunnelling companies serving at the front: two…