Nouvelles Nationales

2024 marks the 121^st birthday of the Canadian Military Engineers. The CMEA National Executive welcomes all our Chapters to share with us their plans to celebrate so that we can advertise them on our website and News Brief. Sharing your plans qualifies you for…

Report on the Conference of Defence Associations AGM – 6 March 2024

The President, Louis Myre, and I, the Executive Director, attended the CDA Annual Meeting on 6 March 2024.  It was hosted in the KPMG Boardroom at 150 Elgin Street,…

The CME would like to announce the release or retirement of the following members:

• After more than 41 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, …

Last July, our Colonel Commandant, MGen Daniel Benjamin, unveiled a monument to the efforts of the Royal Canadian Engineers during Operation HUSKY.  To refresh your memory, recall that during the night of 21 / 22 July 1943, the 3^rd Field Company, in support of…

Article by Capt Kyle Ho, Real Property Operations Unit (West)

The significance of supporting hand-to-hand combat training cannot be overstated in the dynamic landscape of military operations, where adaptability is critical. This specialized…

Members of the Victoria Chapter of the CMEA gathered in Victoria during a west coast visit by CME Colonel Commandant MGen (Ret’d) Daniel Benjamin, CMM, CD, and CME Branch Chief, CWO Darrel Jones, CD. The gathering took place at the Ukrainian-Canadian Cultural Center of…

At the end of Chronicle 4, I stated that there were a lot of topics, beyond fishing, that might interest members of the Corps that had served or trained at the Home Station in Vedder Crossing. So, again, this chronicle may seem more of a tourist travel log than a historical…

Cyprus 2024 is the 60^th anniversary of Operation SNOWGOOSE, plus the 50^th anniversary of a forgotten war. Led by ‘those who were there’, this pilgrimage will reunite Veterans of Cyprus and their families. The program includes: speakers, exhibits, site…

On March 1^st, at the Legion in Lancaster, Ontario, Dan Larouche presented Sergeant (ret’d) Gaëtan Lefebvre, with his Quilt of Valour. Gaëtan served for 22 years, in the Canadian Army, as a Combat Engineer. A marking event in his career, was to be deployed from CFB…

Article by: Capt Kyle Ho, Real Property Operations Unit (West)

The Celebrating Excellence Awards (CEAs) represent one of the highest expressions of recognition within the Defence Team. This year, eighty[LW1] -seven…