Acrow Bridge Modular Steel Structure Installed During Military T raining Exercises in New Brunswick Structure creates a permanent crossing to be used year-round by recreational vehicles and pedestrians Each November in the province of New Brunswick, the soldiers of the Canadian Army’s Engineer Support Regiment from Base Gagetown hosts Exercise NIHILO SAPPER, a large-scale military construction engineering event to provide hands-on technical training to ensure the Canadian Army is ready to deploy soldiers at short notice. The unusual name of the event comes from the Latin phrase “Ex Nihilo” meaning to make something out of nothing – which is what typically exists in terms of infrastructure when soldiers are deployed to a new operation. “Sapper” is a term for young military enginee

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