This annual directory was produced by different CME offices in NDHQ over the period 1969-2002. The photo on this page shows the cover of one of these lists.
These documents provide an unique record of who-was-where-when over a period of some 30 years. These records are invaluable for CME Museum archives and assists research into activities during that era as well as supporting the preparation of biographies and Last Posts.
CMEA has been working to assemble a…
A routine day at the Bridgewater Agricultural Fair turned exciting for WO Shawn Stevens, a member of the A long-time member of 143 Construction Engineering Flight in Lunenburg County. While helping operat a recruiting booth, WO Stevens heard a commotion and on investigating found a police office struggling to arrest a boy involved in a domestic assault. When he saw the uniformed officer awkwardly positioned on the ground trying to hold down a young suspect, he passed through…
PRESIDENT’S REPORT Hello all, I am pleased to highlight one new initiative from the Hon Col, which is the production of 39 CER masks. More detail is included in this Newsletter and you can help make a financial contribution to the Museum by purchasing a mask .... [Read more ...]
Recently, the President of the CMEA received a note from Isabella Poston, the recipient of the Sgt C.M. Ralph Memorial Bursary. Isabella is studying at the University College of London (UK) where there is a COVID-19 lockdown. She wrote:
Dear Mr. Dickson,
Thank you once again for having selected me as one of the recipients for the CMEA Memorial Bursary. I am very honoured.
I apologise that this email is coming so late; I had left the country when the award was delivered…
Ralph De Coste spent over thirty-five years in the Royal Canadian Engineers, serving from sapper to major, from Korea to Chilliwack, before he retired with a barrack box full of memories. He has recently published these memories in a new book, Toward Life's Sunset. In her forward to the book, Senator Yonah Martin writes of the gratitude Canadians, especially those of Korean descent, owe to soldiers like Ralph.
Congratulations to the…
From 34 CER Facebook Page 30 December 2020:
Mrs. Gina Cody, who will be the future Honourary Lieutenant-Colonel of 34 CER beginning in Fall 2021, was recently inducted into the Order of Canada. 34 CER is very proud to have such a pre-eminent member of Canadian Society join our Regimental Family. Chimo!
From CBC News:
"... Toronto engineer Gina Cody, has been appointed a member of the order. Cody came to Canada as a foreign student in 1979 at age…
A proposed class action suit has been filed against the Government of Canada concerning an error that was made in the calculation of Veterans Affairs Canada Disability Benefits payable for the period 2002 to 2010. The suit alleges the error was discovered by the Government in 2010, but not disclosed to veterans until 2017 as a result of a report by the Veterans Ombudsman. [Editor's note: This report has since been deleted from the Government's website]. The Government of…
From Facebook 29 Dec 20:
“It’s very humbling and I’m really surprised,” said Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Edward Hebb on December 4, 2020, upon learning Her Excellency Governor General Julie Payette has appointed him as a member of the Order of Military Merit.
“I’ve worked with some great people over the years and I can say my troops make me look good,” he said, addressing his Construction Engineering (CE) colleagues assembled for the presentation at Camp Canada, on…
Premier Jason Kenney has appointed Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and former Commander of the Canadian Army, General Paul Wynnyk (Ret’d), to lead Alberta’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force to direct the distribution of Covid 19 vaccines across the province. From his time serving in the Canadian Forces, General Wynnyk brings a wealth of experience that will be invaluable in addressing the challenges of this project.
After graduating from the Royal…
From the CBC, 19 December 2020
As the head of NATO’s training mission in Iraq, Canadian Military Engineer MGen Jennie Carignan had a front row seat to some of the most extraordinary and dangerous moments on the international scene in 2020. What was it like to sit in her chair as she tried to hold the NATO mission together in the face of a potential war with Iran, possible expulsion from Iraq and a global pandemic?
The CBC's Murray Brewster spoke with her about some of…
