By Maj Frank Bird CO 1^st Canadian Division HQ and Staff Officer to Director RCE.

April 2018 marks the official handover of the Directorship of the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) from BGen Derek Basinger to Col Kyle Solomon.
BGen Basinger held the title from March 2015 and was recognised during the Director RCE Spring Conference by the Col Cmdt CME BGen (R) Steve Irwin for his unwavering dedication to the preservation, maintenance and progression of the RCE during his three-year tenure.

By Ken Holmes, CMEA History and Heritage

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By Ryan Melanson – Trident

In March, a group of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) engineers repaired the HMCS Bonaventure Anchor Memorial which has sat at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, N.S., since 1973. The memorial is made from the anchor and chain from Canada’s last aircraft carrier, serving as a monument to sailors who lost their lives during peacetime. Over the last decade, it became clear the memorial needed repairs.

The 48^th Annual CME Curling Pigspiel was held on 13-14 April 2018 at the Kingston Garrison Golf and Curling Club. This event, open to all Engineers serving, former, family and friends, saw 18 teams piped onto the ice from Kingston, Petawawa, Ottawa and places in between, battle for the coveted Pigspiel trophy. The two full days of curling were filled with great comradery, a few slips and falls and very good curling. In the end, Kingston’s Dave Barr team won a down to the wire 8-ender edging out the Rockin' Rollers team 11-9.

Written By: 2Lt Ovens 5 CDSB GAGETOWN - The theme of the capstone training activity for Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) this year was “Strong Secure Engaged”, Canada’s new defence policy and the implications it will have on the military and the engineering branch specifically in the coming years. Approximately 200 people attended Exercise UBIQUE 2018 from February 14-15 at 5 CDSB Gagetown.

In this issue:

14 Construction Engineering Squadron members from Pictou and Bridgewater, Canadian Armed Forces veterans and stakeholders conduct maintenance and repair work on the HMCS Bonaventure Anchor Monument at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The monument is dedicated to CAF members who lost their lives at sea.

By MCpl Jacob Bradley