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BURIAL CEREMONY – MASTER CORPORAL CLIFFORD DENNISON, CD

BURIAL CEREMONY – MASTER CORPORAL CLIFFORD DENNISON, CD

  MCPL CLIFFORD DENNISON CD, WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2021, WAS LAID TO REST AT THE CATARAQUI CEMETERY IN KINGSTON ONTARIO ON 25 JUNE 2021. AT THE TIME OF HIS BURIAL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CLIFFORD WAS AN INDIGENOUS VETERAN AND THEREFORE HEATHER MITCHELL FROM THE CITY...

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RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN JASON ISENOR, CD, 00340 – CELE

RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN JASON ISENOR, CD, 00340 – CELE

  1. AFTER MORE THAN 28 YEARS OF SERVICE, CAPTAIN JASON ISENOR WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON THE 30TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2022. 2. JAY GREW UP IN ELMSDALE NS, AND JOINED THE CAF IN 1993 AS 031 INFANTRY. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING AT CFRS...

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ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER – SUMMER 2022

ASSOCIATION NEWS Vol. 1, Issue 2, Summer 2022 Greetings to our Members! Yes, all former and serving members (Regular Force and Reserve) of the C&E Branch and its founding elements are automatically members in perpetuity of the C&E Association. Your family...

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ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER – SPRING 2022

ASSOCIATION NEWS Vol. 1                                                                                    Issue 1                                                                                                                                                        ...

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RETIREMENT – MCPL THOMAS HALL, CD, 00394 – IS TECH

RETIREMENT – MCPL THOMAS HALL, CD, 00394 – IS TECH

AFTER 16 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF), MASTER CORPORAL THOMAS HALL WILL BE RETIRING ON 13 SEPTEMBER, 2022.   TOM FIRST ENROLLED WITH THE CAF ON 10 JUNE 2003 AS INFANTRY. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN SERVICE, HE THEN...

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RETIREMENT – BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES LAMBERT, CD, 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES LAMBERT, CD, 00341 SIGS

  1. BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES LAMBERT, CD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 36 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON 21 OCTOBER 2022. 2. BGEN LAMBERT JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES IN 1986 AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE...

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Happy 100th Birthday to Cpl (ret) Hugh Patterson!

Happy 100th Birthday to Cpl (ret) Hugh Patterson!

  On 17 July 2022, family, friends including military family and friends gathered in the Legion in Caledonia to celebrate Cpl Patterson’s 100th birthday.  He enjoyed a few beer while exchanging stories and sharing a few laughs with over one hundred people who...

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Burlington Veteran Douglas Ross Rickard marks 104th Birthday

Burlington Veteran Douglas Ross Rickard marks 104th Birthday

  June 25, 2022 — Press release from the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 60 Burlington  The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 Burlington wishes a very Happy Birthday today to one of its valued members, 104-year old Douglas Ross Rickard (pronounced “rih-KARD”).  His...

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Promotion – CWO Peter Holub, CD

Promotion – CWO Peter Holub, CD

Peter Holub was promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer, on 21 Jun at the 21 EW Regt H&A.Starting of his his enrollment on the 3rd of May 1996, CWO Peter Holub CD has proven to be exceptional in his career as a former SIGINT Specialist and Career Manager,...

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RETIREMENT – COLONEL ERIC CYR CD, 00341 CELE

RETIREMENT – COLONEL ERIC CYR CD, 00341 CELE

  1. COL ERIC CYR, CD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 34+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON 3 JULY 2022. 2. COLONEL CYR JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1988, ATTENDING THE COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE ST-JEAN AND GRADUATED WITH...

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RETIREMENT – CPL JORDAN HEDSTROM – 00384 – LINE TECH

  1. CORPORAL JORDAN HEDSTROM WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 10 JUL 2022, AFTER 9 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, ROYAL CANADIAN CORP OF SIGNALS AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE LINE TRADE.  2. JORDAN ENROLLED...

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RETIREMENT – MAJ ANTHONY SHIELDS, CD – 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – MAJ ANTHONY SHIELDS, CD – 00341 SIGS

  1. MAJOR ANTHONY SHIELDS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 11 JULY 2022 HAVING COMPLETED 22 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. MAJ SHIELDS JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JUNE 2000 GRADUATING IN 2004 FROM RMC WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN...

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RETIREMENT – CWO CARSON ROBERTS, CD – 00381 – CWO

RETIREMENT – CWO CARSON ROBERTS, CD – 00381 – CWO

  1. CWO CARSON ROBERTS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 04 JULY 2022 AFTER 34+ YEARS OF DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO CAF AND ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS (RCCS). 2. CARSON WAS BORN IN THE SMALL FISHING COMMUNITY OF TRITON, ON THE SHORES OF NEWFOUNDLAND...

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RETIREMENT – MAJOR JOHN MILNE, CD – 00341 – SIGS 

RETIREMENT – MAJOR JOHN MILNE, CD – 00341 – SIGS 

  1. MAJ JOHN MILNE WILL RETIRE ON 27 JULY 2022 AFTER MORE THAN 38 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. MAJ MILNE STARTED HIS JOURNEY WITH THE CAF AS A BANDSMAN WITH THE WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT IN 1979. AS A SIGNALS OFFICER, LT MILNE WAS POSTED TO 1...

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Veterans Affairs Update June 2022

Veterans Affairs Update June 2022

In this edition What you told us about accessibility Wait times for disability benefits: what you told us Take part in a study on chronic pain Celebrating Indigenous people’s military service Veteran story: Raymond Goodchild Invictus Games report: Winter is coming...

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Veterans wanted for Dieppe Raid 80th Anniversary

Veterans wanted for Dieppe Raid 80th Anniversary

The Government of Canada is planning an overseas commemorative event to mark the Dieppe Raid’s 80th Anniversary. An official delegation will travel overseas from approximately August 14 to August 21, 2022 to attend events at several sites in Dieppe, France. The...

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RETIREMENT – CPL GARRY REYNOLDS – 00109 ATIS TECH

RETIREMENT – CPL GARRY REYNOLDS – 00109 ATIS TECH

1. ON 14 AUGUST 2022, CORPORAL GARRY REYNOLDS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 21+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. CPL REYNOLDS ENROLLED IN THE CAF RESERVES IN 1982, FROM WINNIPEG, MB AS A PTE WITH 735 COMMUNICATION REGIMENT AS A RADIO TELETYPE...

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MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR OP REASSURANCE 22-01 PARTICIPANTS

MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR OP REASSURANCE 22-01 PARTICIPANTS

To recognize Sqn members’ accomplishment and performance throughout OP REASSURANCE, the TFL Command Team handed out various TFL awards to members of the Sig Sqn on 20 May 2022. The awards were: TFL Commander’s Coin: Awarded in recognition of remarkable performance or...

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Fred Whichelo Promoted to Colonel

Fred Whichelo Promoted to Colonel

  On behalf the C&E Family, The Branch Leader – Brigadier-General James Lambert, CD – extends his congratulations to Fred Whichelo on becoming the newest member of the C&E Branch and Royal Canadian Corps of Signals to attain the rank of Colonel.  Colonel...

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RETIREMENT – LCOL SHELLEY NICKERSON – 00340 CELE

RETIREMENT – LCOL SHELLEY NICKERSON – 00340 CELE

AFTER 39+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, LCOL SHELLEY NICKERSON WILL RETIRE ON 15 JULY 2022.   LCOL NICKERSON JOINED THE CAF ON 23 SEPTEMBER 1983, AS PART OF THE YOUTH TRAINING EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (YTEP, 1YR...

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Col (Ret) Nigel Van Loan – 00120 SIGINT

Col (Ret) Nigel Van Loan – 00120 SIGINT

Our community lost a retired officer and fine person on 15 May 2022. Col (Ret) Nigel Van Loan was an outstanding Signal Officer who made significant contributions to our profession. His work in the SIGINT community was transformative. A memorial mass will be held at...

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RETIREMENT – LCOL MARTIN OUELLET, CD, 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – LCOL MARTIN OUELLET, CD, 00341 SIGS

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MARTIN OUELLET RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15TH FEBRUARY 2022, AFTER MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.   LCOL OUELLET JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JUNE 1995. HE GRADUATED FROM RMC WITH AN ELECTRICAL...

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RETIREMENT – WO KATHY WINNING – 00109 ATIS TECH

RETIREMENT – WO KATHY WINNING – 00109 ATIS TECH

AFTER 19 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, WARRANT OFFICER KATHY WINNING WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, 1ST CANADIAN DIVISION AND THE AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS TRADE ON 15 MAY 2022.   WO WINNING ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON...

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RETIREMENT – MWO DAVID KENNEDY, CD – 00383 SIG OP

RETIREMENT – MWO DAVID KENNEDY, CD – 00383 SIG OP

1. AFTER 34 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE QUEEN, COUNTRY, AND TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN SIGNAL CORPS, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER DAVID KENNEDY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 17 JANUARY 2022. 2. MWO DAVID KENNEDY ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN SUDBURY...

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RETIREMENT – SGT BRANDON RICE – 0109 ATIS TECH

RETIREMENT – SGT BRANDON RICE – 0109 ATIS TECH

SGT BRANDON RICE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON JUNE 26TH 2022, AFTER 13 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. SGT RICE ENROLLED INTO THE RCAF IN SEPTEMBER 2008. AFTER COMPLETING BMQ, THEY WERE POSTED TO CFSCE TO COMPLETE THEIR POET AND...

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RETIREMENT – Captain Adam Powley – 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – Captain Adam Powley – 00341 SIGS

1. AFTER MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, CAPT ADAM POWLEY WILL RETIRE ON 1 JUNE 2022. 2. AFTER MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL...

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RETIREMENT – CWO DENIS BRUNEAU, CD, CPO1/CWO CORPS-TLT

RETIREMENT – CWO DENIS BRUNEAU, CD, CPO1/CWO CORPS-TLT

1. ON BEHALF OF THE BRANCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT CWO DENIS BRUNEAU, CD WILL RELEASE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MAY 30 2022, AFTER 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. DENIS ENLISTED IN HIS HOMETOWN OF...

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Maj Lemaire receives Branch Commendation

Maj Lemaire receives Branch Commendation

    Major Lemaire volunteered as the Command Team Lead for the C&E Branch Battlefield Study Netherlands 2020.  He worked diligently on behalf of the Planning Team to develop a comprehensive Joining Instruction for all C&E Branch participants.  This...

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RETIREMENT – CPL MATTHEW LADAS – 00109 ATIS TECH

RETIREMENT – CPL MATTHEW LADAS – 00109 ATIS TECH

1. CORPORAL MATTHEW LADAS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON JUNE 5TH 2022, AFTER 6 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. CORPORAL LADAS ENROLLED IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) APRIL 2016. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED...

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RETIREMENT – CAPT GHISLAIN MOREAU, CD – 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – CAPT GHISLAIN MOREAU, CD – 00341 SIGS

1. AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE, CAPTAIN GHISLAIN MOREAU WILL BE RETIRING ON 29 AUGUST 2022. 2. CAPT MOREAU ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 15 JAN 1982 IN SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, CAPT MOREAU HAS BEEN POSTED TO VACLARTIER, KINGSTON, MONTREAL AND OTTAWA. HE HAS...

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RETIREMENT – CWO ROBERT VIEL, MMM, CD – 00381 CWO

RETIREMENT – CWO ROBERT VIEL, MMM, CD – 00381 CWO

1. AFTER MORE THAN 39 YEARS, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER BOB VIEL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 31 AUGUST 2022. HE GREW UP IN SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC AND JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1983 AS A RADAR TECHNICIAN. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT CFRS CORNWALLIS AND TRADES TRAINING AT...

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RETIREMENT – WO MARK HILLIER, CD – 00385 SIG TECH

RETIREMENT – WO MARK HILLIER, CD – 00385 SIG TECH

1. WARRANT OFFICER MARK HILLIER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 11 MAY 2022 AFTER 38 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. MARK ORIGINALLY ENROLLED INTO THE REGULAR FORCE AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO 07 MAY 1981 AS PART OF...

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RETIREMENT – LCOL MICHEAL DUTEAU, CD – 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – LCOL MICHEAL DUTEAU, CD – 00341 SIGS

1. AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MICHEAL DUTEAU WILL RETIRE ON 18 MAY 2022. 2. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DUTEAU JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1983 AS A NAVAL SUPPLY TECHNICIAN...

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Veterans Affairs Update May 2022

Veterans Affairs Update May 2022

In this edition Observing Vimy Ridge Day, 9 April 2022 “Thunderhead” wins LGBTQ2+ National Monument design competition 75th anniversary of the Canadian Rangers Asian Heritage Month: Captain Cletus Cheng Canadian Jewish Heritage Month: Sergeant Moe Hurwitz Mental...

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RETIREMENT – MCPL DILAN THOMAS MONGE – 00383 SIG OP

RETIREMENT – MCPL DILAN THOMAS MONGE – 00383 SIG OP

1. ON BEHALF OF THE BRANCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT MASTER CORPORAL DILAN MONGE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 01 JUNE 2022 AFTER MORE THAN 9 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE SIGNAL BRANCH. 2. MCPL...

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