23 mai 1918
On this date in 1918, the personnel of 107th Pioneer Battalion, which included Tom Longboat (the famous First Nations long distance runner), were distributed amongst 1st Divisional Engineers.
17 mai 1963
On this date in 1963, Sergeant Walter Leja of 3rd Field Engineer Regiment, Montreal, was maimed while defusing a mailbox bomb in Montreal, making him the first victim of the FLQ's (Front de Liberation du Quebec) ongoing terrorist campaign.
17 mai 1945
On this date in 1945, traffic following V-E Day in the Netherlands resulted in the need for extensive road repairs and a heavy work load for the Engineers.
8 mai 1976
On this day in 1976, an advance party of Canadian Forces personnel departs Lahr, Germany for an earthquake zone around Fruili, Italy. The operation will involve the medical corps, a squadron of field engineers, and helicopters and their crews. Cooks wi
8 mai 1945
On this date in 1945, the Royal Canadian Engineer strength was 521 officers and 13,020 other ranks with 21 Army Group on the continent.
1 mai 1940
On this date in 1940, No 1 Tunneling Company RCE was formed, its members being mostly Canadian hard rock miners.
29 avril 1936
On this date in 1936, King Edward VIII granted the title "Royal" to the Corp of Canadian Engineers.
19 avril 1944
On this date in 1944, 10 Field Squadron experimented with building an under-water Bailey bridge, thereby creating a ford.
18 avril 1940
On this date in 1940, 3 Field Company constructed corduroy roads in England using hand tools only due to lack of bulldozers.
13 avril 1945
On this day in 1945, Lt J.A. York of 12 Field Company RCE saved a section of floating bridge from enemy action and the forces of nature during an assault crossing of the River Ijssel. He was awarded the Military Cross for his superhuman efforts.