Major (Colonel) Brent Warne

Col Brent  Warne commanded 44 Field Engineer Squadron from 1997 to 2002

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Davis Bridge  - Nelson, BC , 1991
Built for City of Nelson. The bridge was dedicated to first CO of Number 1 Tunneling Company Canadian Engineers. Son and daughters of Major Davis attended the dedication.

Izzy Bridge - Creston BC September, 1999
Inspired by the support of more than 300 onlookers, 75 military engineers from B.C. and Alberta raised a Bailey bridge over Summit Creek west of Creston on Saturday, employing heavy equipment such as a bulldozer (directed at left by bridge commander Sgt. Sharman Thomas of Trail), hydraulic jacks (below, right) and plenty of good old- fashioned elbow grease

Phillips Bridge Demolition - Elk River, BC September, 1991
They came, they saw, they blew up. International, regular and reserve forces from North Vancouver, Trail, Chilliwack, Calgary, Edmonton, Manitoba, Everett, Washington and London, England demolished the old Phillips Bridge six km north of the existing bridge over the Elk River using 400 pounds of Forcite explosives. The bridge had been closed since the early '50s. The concussion from the blast, which occurred at 10:10 am on Thursday, August 29th, moved an armored personnel carrier half a foot.

Sappers Bridge  - Westbridge, BC August, 1991

Zuckerberg Island Bridge – Built for the City of Nelson in 1984 and rebuilt in 1986.

Casselman Bridge
Built in 1991 for BC Ministry of Highways – Named after Verd Casselman who was a WW2 Royal Engineer who went through the minefields at El Alamein