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 place, next year is the time!

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.

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 II, a celebration of the 80^th anniversary of our All Sappers Memorial in Chilliwack in July 2026. We are pleased to advise that CME endorsed the planned event and will provide support.

Applications for the CMEA Bursary are open to CMEA members and dependents of current or deceased CMEA members. They must have completed or be in their final year of secondary schooling and preparing to attend or continuing a program at a certified post-secondary educational institution and received by 31 August 2025.  Please note, that incomplete applications, or applications missing any required documents, will not be considered by the Selection Board.

The CMEA is pleased to share the welcoming letter from our new Colonel Commandant, Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Paul Wynnyk, following the Change of Appointment ceremony held on 1 May 2025 at Carling Campus.

L'AGMC a le plaisir de partager la lettre de bienvenue de notre nouveau colonel commandant, le lieutenant-général (à la retraite) Paul Wynnyk, suite à la cérémonie de passation de fonctions qui s'est tenue le 1er mai 2025 au campus Carling.

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This year, Veterans Affairs Canada and our partners mark the 80^th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day.

On May 2, 2025, Faces To Graves and the Government of Canada will hold a ceremony at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. It will honour the 2,338 Canadian soldiers buried there and the 100 Canadians who have no known grave.