La famille du 34 RGC tient à féliciter notre Col (H) Jennifer Stoddart pour son intronisation en tant que chevalière de l’Ordre national du Québec. Cet honneur rend hommage à son excellence et son apport à la société qui ont fait rayonner le Québec.
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The 34 CER family would like to congratulate our Col (H) Jennifer Stoddart on her induction as a Knight of the national Order of Quebec. This honor pays tribute to her excellence and contribution to society, which has…
In this Issue:
Newly Appointed President’s Report
Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Roland Krueger, CD Completes his Term
Exercises
1725 RCAC Cadet Corps
D-Day Commemoration
Membership
39 CER Association Contacts
Major General Daniel Benjamin, CMM, CD, (Ret’d) has become our new Colonel-Commandant and expresses his pride and honour in accepting this appointment. A brief biography is attached.
Le major général Daniel Benjamin, CMM, CD, (ret) est devenu notre nouveau colonel-commandant et exprime sa fierté et son honneur en acceptant cette nomination. Une brève biographie est jointe.
To all,
I am very pleased to have been given the opportunity to work with all of you furthering the CMEA and it has been a great pleasure. There have been so many victories over the last six years. Keep up the good work and over the next months I will determine my next steps in serving the CME.
Chimo,
Steve
29 April 2021
Members of the CME family, 29 April is considered the birth date of the CME. This date recognizes a number of factors both pre- and post-unification and is based on 29 April 1936, when Permanent and Non-Permanent Engineers were united under one badge. In recognition ....
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26 April 2021
Dear members of the Canadian Military Engineer family, I write this letter to all members of the CME family on the eve of transferring my duties to a fine Engineer, Major-General (Ret’d) Daniel Benjamin. He is most capable and will serve you well ...
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About a week ago, 15-year old Gabriela Oliveira, stepdaughter of Major Wayne 'Dez' Desjardins, MB, MSM, CD (Ret'd), was struck down when she was legally and safely crossing the road. Gabby’s recovery will be slow and lengthy, she likely has been robbed of a great portion of her teenage years and her brain injuries may potentially affect her for the rest of her life. By good fortune, a family neighbour started a GoFundMe campaign on Gabby’s behalf. If you look at the…
The 29th of April 2021 marks the 118th birthday of the Canadian Military Engineers. As we are restricted in how we can celebrate this year, I ask all Military Engineers, serving and retired and military and civilian to pause for a moment and consider the service that the CME has provided to Canada. This has involved much personal sacrifice by so many and their service shall never be forgotten. Also, think of those currently deployed around the world; we thank them and wish…
Remembering the brave Canadians who have put their lives on the line defending peace and freedom is as important as ever. Yet how we commemorate our Veterans’ service and sacrifice is changing. While monuments and ceremonies will always have their place, we have to evolve our commemorative activities to embrace more digital tools and spaces if we want to truly engage with Canadians.
Join us at 12:00 PM ET on 29 April 2021 for a one-hour virtual panel discussion on the future…
Key CME Appointments Announced The following extracts from various CANFORGENs list recent CWO Appointments to members of the Canadian Military Engineers:
CWO J.C.L. Aman will be appointed 1st Canadian Division Sergeant Major, in Kingston,
CWO Y. Godbout will be appointed Command Senior Enlisted Leader Headquarters NCO Multinational Corps-South East Chief Warrant Officer in Romania
CWO J.R.D. Lapointe will be appointed Task Force El Gorah MFO Chief Warrant Officer…
