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Minister of Veterans Affairs presents his commenation medal to Shirley O'Connell

On 24 June 2019 Mrs Shirley O’Connell, the “Izzy Doll Mama” was presented the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation by Minister Lawrence MacAulay. This commendation is awarded annually to deserving recipients who have performed commendable service to the Veteran…

Reynolds Bridge 1944 (150-ft triple-double) built be the 23rd Field Company, RCE

By Captain Andrew Gower, 39 CER

Op DISTINCTION is the operation name for Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) ceremonial events. As part of the efforts to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, CJOC deployed a contingent of…

Lt Blackadder leading 6 Fd Coy sappers during the First World War

During 2019 Royal Canadian Legion branches have continued their support of 6 Field Engineer Squadron Museum in North Vancouver. Earlier this year the museum received a $200 cheque from RCL Legion Branch 263 (Coquitlam) and in June we received $2000 from RCL Legion Branch 118…

James Paul, JD

June 18, 2019, Ottawa

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) and its Board of Directors welcome the Government of Canada's appointment of Derrick Cheung as President and CEO, effective September 9, 2019.

Before accepting this position, Mr. Cheung was Vice…

Col Chris Lythgo, CD (Ret'd)

Reprinted from The Commissionaires, Saturday, June 15, 2019, Winnipeg, MB

Retired Col. Chris Lythgo, CD was confirmed National Chair…

Article from the Farnham Herald.

The official party led by Vince Larocque and Bill White followed by the public is piped to the ceremony

Recently, the 6th Field Engineer Squadron Museum has been cooperating with the Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust (HDNRT) to create a nature park and a memorial to the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) who, in 1941 built a 400-man detention facility called Camp…

George Flynn with RSM Charles Rochlow and CO Jim Julien

39 Combat Engineer Regiment held its annual D-Day Dinner on Saturday, June 8 and it was a great success. This year the format was a Mess Dinner as opposed to a mixed dining-in as in other years.

Forty-four people attended the dinner and contingents from 15 Field…

MGen JS Sirois, Chief Engineer, presents the “Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers” to Mrs Shirley O'Connell 25 April 2019 (Photo by Canadian Forces Ottawa Base Imaging.)

At a most impressive event in Ottawa on 25 April Mrs Shirley O’Connell, the “Izzy Doll Mama,” was presented with the “Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers” on behalf of the Governor General of Canada. 

The Citation reads:

"In 2005, “Izzy…