Upcoming Indigenous Awareness/Commemoration Activities at CFB Halifax There are several activities taking place this week at CFB Halifax to honour Indigenous peoples in Canada. These activities will be in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Treaty Day and Mi’kmaq History Month. Local Defence Team members are encouraged to participate in any/all of the following. For […]
Author: Trident Newspaper
Changes to naming protocol for RCN ships, units following Her Majesty’s passing / Changements dans le protocole de dénomination des navires et unités de la MRC à la suite du décès de Sa Majesté
Changes to naming protocol for RCN ships, units following Her Majesty’s passing By RCN, Following the Queen’s passing and the ascension to the throne of King Charles III, all commissioned RCN vessels are now known as His Majesty’s Canadian Ships and Submarines. This also applies to Naval Reserve Divisions across […]
Damage control exercise / Exercice de contrôle des dommages
Casualty clearers assess and treat a simulated casualty during a damage control exercise onboard HMCS Margaret Brooke during Operation NANOOK, September 14, 2022. Des secouristes évaluent et traitent un blessé simulé, Jason Briggs, lors d’un exercice de contrôle des dommages à bord du NCSM Margaret Brooke pendant l’opération NANOOK, le […]
Naval engineering officer works toward refereeing milestone / Un officier du génie naval travaille à l’atteinte d’un jalon en matière d’arbitrage sportif
Naval engineering officer works toward refereeing milestone By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Growing up in Cameroon, SLt Alain Asafor Asafor Chi always loved volleyball. He played all through high school. and dreamed of going further with the sport but, despite his best efforts to improve his game, realized he wasn’t […]
Back to Basics: The Final Naval BMQ of the season / Retour aux sources : Le dernier QMB naval de la saison
Back to Basics: The Final Naval BMQ of the season By S1 Natassia Lei, PLATOON! PLATOON, ATTENTION! With a resounding bang of gleaming black boots on the parade square on August 26 in Shearwater, Platoon R0312E swiftly brought themselves to attention, awaiting the next command from Naval Fleet School (Atlantic) […]
Six things you should know about hearing loss and dementia
Six things you should know about hearing loss and dementia By Dr. Peter Russell B.A., M.Sc., Au.D. Aud-Reg, Hear Right Canada Nova Scotia Inc. September is World Alzheimer’s Month. Are you concerned about dementia, either for you or for a loved one? If so, you are not the only one. […]
Royal Canadian Navy mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth II / La MRC pleure la perte de la reine Elizabeth II
Royal Canadian Navy mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth II By RCN, After taking the throne on February 6, 1952 and reigning for 70 years and 127 days, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. She was the longest reigning monarch in […]
Volume 56, Issue 19, September 19, 2022
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Thank you to our CFB Halifax summer students / Merci à nos étudiants d’été de la BFC Halif
It’s September, CFB Halifax! Which means it’s back-to-school for many students in the area. It is also the time of year for us to wrap up and celebrate another successful summer work term for all of the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) and co-op students here on Base! Thank […]
Canadians remember the Dieppe Raid
Canadians remember the Dieppe Raid By Peter Mallett, The Lookout The words inscribed at the Square du Canada in Dieppe, France grimly recount the bloodiest day of the Second World War for Canada. “The beaches of Dieppe are marked with the blood of Canadians, the road to our final liberation […]
