Honours Received by Sappers During the WW II Italian Campaign
In his book: “Yet Another River To Cross - The Royal Canadian Engineers in the Italian Campaign 1943-1945, ” author Malcolm Hamilton directs attention to the accomplishments of the individual Sappers while summarizing the engineer operations. Indeed, more than 80 Sappers – from Sapper to Major General received honours. We have expanded on this theme in the website feature: Engineer Gallantry in…
The Italian Campaign was often called “The Engineers War” because military success was so dependent on overcoming the numerous natural and artificial obstacles.
The Government of Canada is planning an overseas commemorative program to mark the 75th anniversary of the Italian Campaign. An official delegation will travel overseas to attend remembrance ceremonies and events at a number of sites in Italy from approximately 27 November 27 to 6 December 2019.
The Colonel…
The Italian Campaign was often called “The Engineers War” because military success was so dependent on overcoming the numerous natural and artificial obstacles.
The Government of Canada is planning an overseas commemorative program to mark the 75th anniversary of the Italian Campaign. Around 26 November 2019, the approved delegates will travel to the Canadian departure city to join the delegation before departing for Italy.
The official delegation will travel…
Report by Capt Savannah LeBlanc
On 17 July 2019, CFB Borden celebrated the 116th Birthday of the CME and 5th Birthday of RP Ops. The day was spent building esprit de corps and morale with a friendly round-robin of softball, followed by BBQ and dunk tank! The weather held out and produced an amazing day, the dunk tank became an ideal opportunity to dunk your boss but also for members to cool off in the refreshing water. RP Ops Det Borden would like to thank the CMEA for their…
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 community or individuals who represent commendable role models for their fellow Veterans.
The Citation reads:
“ Mrs. Shirley O’Connell, better known as the “Izzy Doll Mama”, has been volunteering for many…
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 over 300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to France to participate in over 10 ceremonies and events.
The contingent trained in Ottawa for 4 days prior to traveling to France at the end of May. Rehearsals continued in France leading up to…
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 (North Vancouver). In previous years Branches 277 (Squamish), 114 (Lynn Valley) and 60 (West Vancouver) have financially assisted our museum.
As stated in the recent letter from Branch 118, we are "…
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 President, Strategic Sourcing and Real Estate for TransLink in Vancouver, British Columbia, where his responsibilities included procurement and contract management. Mr. Cheung also has experience in a range of publicly-…
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 Erie at Headley Down in England.
At the end of the Second World War, housing in the UK was in great demand and for many years the de-commissioned camp buildings were used as temporary housing. Also in later…
