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Welcome to the Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) website.

The CMEA is a dynamic association open to all members of the Canadian Military Engineer family.  Since its formation in 2000, it has grown to over 2500 members with more than 21 Chapters and six affiliated Reserve units spread across the country. The Association continues to welcome new members from the rank of Sapper to Lieutenant General. The CME family includes all who currently serve with or support the Canadian Military Engineers, or have done so in the past. These pages present our objectives and accomplishments, our stories and your history, news and events and items of interest.

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06 Jan 25

News

Gary Izawa’s parents, survivors of the Second World War Japanese internment camps in Canada, whose resilience and strength shaped his journey.

Article by Capt Kyle Ho, RPOU(W) Program Officer

As part of the Defence Team Canadian Asian Network’s (DTCAN) national Asian Heritage Month celebrations, Master Warrant Officer (Retired) Gary Ross Izawa, from the Western Region, was…

Soldiers from 1 PPCLI and Sappers from 1 CER engage in a DTCAN introduction session, learning about upcoming cultural awareness initiatives.

Article by Capt Kyle Ho, RPOU(W) Program Officer

In a powerful show of unity and cultural celebration, the Real Property Operations Unit (West) (RPOU-W) and 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) hosted an unofficial visit for Lieutenant-…

Maj (retired) Jean-Olivier Berger, Project Engineer organized a quick gathering to share some “’tire d’érable” with RPOU(W) and promote French Canadian Culture

Article by: Capt Kyle Ho, RPOU(W) Program Officer

Managing real property assets requires adequate funding and strategic planning. After facing funding challenges in the last fiscal year, the Real Property Operation Unit…

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The CME would like to announce the release or retirement of the following members (no biographies submitted):

  • After more than 31 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Capt R.W. Bowen, CD, (…
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Op GRANITE II Flyer 23 May 2025

If you have ever served in Chilliwack and always wanted to go back to reconnect with old friends and visit the old…

(L-R) Col (Ret’d) John Lesperance, Alexander Landry, OCdt Tahirah Chant, and Maj Alexander Landry, Secretary

Submitted by Maj Alexander Landry, CMEA Secretary

This past weekend, the Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) presented the Major-General John Arthur Stewart Trophy at the RMC 2025 Graduation Parade.

The award is given to the…

The Camp sign is now at the Canadian Forces Fire and CBRN Academy (CFFCA)

Article by CWO F.R. Wightman, with Maj. K. Stevens, CWO M.G.M. Rousseau, MWO L.M. Neault and PO2 D.L. Bothe

WO Patrice Vincent was killed in a terror-related attack in Saint-Jean-sur Richelieu, Quebec on Monday, 20 Oct…

Photo 5 Lt-Col Kemball's Headstone near Vimy Ridge

Article by LCol Doug Wright, CD (Ret'd)

Earlier this spring, I embarked on a battlefield tour of First and Second World War sites, including Flanders, Vimy, Somme, Normandy, Dieppe, Breskens Pocket and Scheldt, with each site holding memories…

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The CMEA would like to announce the release or retirement of the following members (no biographies submitted):

  • After more than 39 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, Sgt A.M.…
Original Dedication 1946

David Burke, Acting President of the Canadian Military Engineers Association, provided the Canadian Military Engineers Branch Council with an update on CMEA activities at their 2 May 25 meeting. Included was a request for CME to endorse the conduct of Operation  GRANITE…

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