CWO Troy Chiasson led in the presentation of CMEA Bursaries to three recipients connected to the NRC Chapter:

• Daniel Mateus - MCpl C. Mateus-Rodriguez’s son (Ottawa)

• Peter Berghuis – Maj H. Berghuis’ son (Ottawa)

• Brianna Tremblay - Maj (Ret’d) S. Tremblay’s daughter (Ottawa)

A fourth bursay was awarded to Jaimie Hepditch - CWO Hepditch's daughter (Ottawa).

In Wainwright, MWO Kevin Legg, SSM RPOU (West) Det Wainwright presented the CMEA Bursary to Antoine Gendron, son of WO R. Gendron (Ret'd).

  Another year has gone by and our Canadian Military Engineer Community remains very strong. From opening new operations to fighting fires in Canadian communities, we continue to provide outstanding operational support to Canada.

Under the authority of the Chief of Military Personnel, Col Martin Gros-Jean, CD, was appointed the new Branch Advisor for Canadian Military Engineers. On the 02 November 2017, he has assumed his new responsibility during the Change of Appointment ceremony presided over by the Canadian Armed Forces Chief Military Engineer, MGen J.S. Sirois, OMM, CD.

See CME Senior Appointments

Col Kevin Horgan was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General on 22 November 2017 and appointed the Chief of Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS). Click here for biography.

By Cpl A. Watts (4 ESR) & Capt J. Bennett (4 ESR)

By: Maj Henry Berghuis, CF RP Ops Gp HQ Coordinator

A wildly important goal! That was the focus of a gathering of the CF Real Property Operations Group (RP Ops Gp) Command Team in Ottawa on 18 October 2017.

A wildly important goal is one so important that not achieving it makes other achievements inconsequential. This concept is covered in depth in the book The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Sean Convey and Chris McChesney.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, presented the Medal of Bravery to Sergeant Dale Kurdziel,  MB at a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Thursday, 23 November 2017.  This is Sgt Kurdziel's second Medal of Bravery.  His first medal was awarded in 2014 to recognise his bravery disarming an Improvised Explosive Device in Afghanistan in 2010.

The citation reads:

Over 100 people, both civilian and military, working within engineering branches around the National Capital Region took part in the CME Fun Run on Friday 20th October 2017. The CME Fun Run is annual event that coincides with the CF Sports day. We take advantage of this opportunity to get all the Engineers from across the National Capital Region together in a friendly competition. As the Engineering branch is has a wide breath of expertise, we are literally “ubiquic”-itous, this event brings us together to promote comradery, renew existing relationships, and brings esprit de corps.