A new book of interest to the CME family and our surveyors, in particular, has recently been published. Two Years Below the Horn: Operation Tabarin, Field Science, and Antarctic Sovereignty, 1944-1946, published by the University of Winnipeg, tells the story of Major Andrew Taylor B.Sc (C.E.), CD, M.A., Ph.D., D.Sc., O.C., a renowned Antarctic explorer and the only Canadian to lead an expedition. The article Sapper Leads Antarctic Expedition tells some of the story,…
The Mine Awareness Training Area of the Peace Support Training Centre in Kingston Ontario was dedicated 26 May 2000 to Sergeant Ivan Stark.
Sergeant Ivan Lethbridge Stark was born 9 April 1928 in Ocean Falls British Columbia. His parents, Ivan and Mary, originated in Labrador. Sergeant Stark joined the Canadian Army on 5 February 1945 in London Ontario. He served in Canada and had volunteered for the Pacific Theatre, but the war ended before he could be sent. He…
Reprinted from the Ottawa Citizen by David Pugliese
A new documentary about Canadian Forces combat engineers in Afghanistan will be shown later this month. On Thursday, October 26, Clearing the Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar will have its world premiere as the opening film of the Forest City Film Festival in London, Ont. The film is based on the book, “Clearing the Way” by London native, Colonel Mark Gasparotto
Former Canadian Army commander retired Lt.-Gen.…
On this date in 1942, Spr F.P. Hutchinson returned to 1st Field Company two years after being left behind in France after Dunkirk in 1940. He was awarded the first Military Medal to a Canadian in WW II.
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On September 14, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Matt DeCourcey, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly-constructed Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) facility at 5 Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown.
The facility meets LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver standards. Completed on time and on budget, this $26.1 million facility will house 61 TAPVs and provide 12 maintenance bays for…
By: Lt AJ Landry
On September 6th and 7th, 2017, members from 2 CMBG assembled at Dundonald Hall for the 34th edition of the annual Ironman race. This challenge composed of a 32 km ruck march, 4 km portage, 8 km canoe race down the Ottawa River, and final 6 km ruck march to the finish line is one of Petawawa’s most daunting events. 2 CER had many participants among the contestants on both days, displaying more than respectable performances. The completer’s day was held on…
By: Lt Alexander Landry
From 7-9 July, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment (2 CER) held a celebration named 40Twenty honouring 40 years since the Regiment has been stood up, and 20 years spent at the Neder Rijn Engineer Park (NREP) within CFB Petawawa. Over the course of the weekend, 2 CER hosted many alumni, engineer family members and other attendees to partake in many events celebrating the Regiment’s history and comradery.
MEET AND GREET
The weekend kicked off on the afternoon…
Reminder:
Applications for the CMEA Bursary Program for 2017 are due by 15 September 2017. See https://cmea-agmc.ca/cmea-bursary-program for entry requirements and application details.
The Early Canadian Periodicals project has digitized the complete run (15 issues, 1918-19) of the Canadian Sapper, the official magazine of the Canadian Military Engineers during World War I. Over 40,000 Canadians served as engineers ("sappers") in the war.
The Canadian Sapper is accessible and searchable through our ECO and Canadiana Online electronic databases:
http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06893
http://online.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06893
First World War…
