After more than 12 years of work on one of the Department of National Defence’s largest environmental projects, activity at CFB Goose Bay reached its peak this summer with the remediation of thousands of cubic metres of contaminated soil.

“This truly was the peak season for remediation work at Goose Bay,” said Annette Murphy, DCC Team Leader, Environmental Services in Halifax.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, November 10, 2017.  The Governor General bestowed the honour on 2 Commanders, seven Officers and 36 Members, of whom three were RCE members.

On 18 May 2016, over 200 officer cadets graduated from Royal Military College in Kingston, ON.  Among the activities was the presentation of the Major-General John Arthur Stewart Trophy. This trophy is awarded to the top Canadian Military Engineer cadet in his or her graduating year.

By LCol John Summerfield (Retd)

I was honoured to be selected as the Governor Generals Foot Guards Regimental Association representative for the VAC trip and, as there was no official Canadian Engineer representative, I assumed that role. 

From National Defence

On the 8^th of July, 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR) participated in the No. 2 Construction Battalion commemoration festivities in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The No. 2 Construction Bn has deep seeded Canadian military history and a special link to 4 ESR.

The Royal Canadian Legion’s president David Flannigan presented the symbolic First Poppy to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today, 23 October 2017.  Sharp eyes will notice her Aide-de-Camp is an RCE officer and Combat Diver. She is Captain Celine Best who has been working at Rideau Hall since April 2016.