FMF Cape Scott, NFS(A) sewing face coverings for Formation Halifax By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Despite working in a reduced capacity, staff at Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) Cape Scott and sailors from Naval Fleet School (Atlantic) (NFS(A)) are now directly contributing to the fight against COVID-19 and the efforts to […]
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CONSIDÉRATIONS LIÉES À LA SANTÉ ET À LA SÉCURITÉ – PLAN DE REPRISE DES ACTIVITÉS
Base des Forces canadiennes Halifax C.P. 99000, succ. Forces Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse) B3K 5X5 BFCH : 1006-1 (CMDT B) Distribué à l’origine le 5 mai 2020 À tous les membres de l’Équipe de la Défense de la BFC Halifax CONSIDÉRATIONS LIÉES À LA SANTÉ ET À LA SÉCURITÉ – PLAN DE […]
Health and Safety Considerations – Business Resumption Plan
Canadian Forces Base Halifax PO Box 99000 Stn Forces Halifax, NS B3K 5X5 CFBH: 1006-1 (BCOMD) Originally distributed 5 May 2020 All Members of the CFB Halifax Defence Team HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS – BUSINESS RESUMPTION PLAN 1. I would like to begin by thanking all members of the CFB […]
The rescue of HMCS Athabaskan
The rescue of HMCS Athabaskan: We fight as one By CPO1 (Ret’d) Patrick Devenish, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust This is the second of 2 parts. The story now entered a new phase as HMCS Haida approached cautiously and steered for the largest concentration of life jackets and floating debris. In […]
RCAF role in the Battle of the Atlantic
Shearwater Aviation Museum honours RCAF contribution to the Battle of the Atlantic By Shearwater Aviation Museum Staff Since the year 2000, the Shearwater Aviation Museum (SAM) has been commemorating the RCAF contribution to the Battle of the Atlantic. Most visitors to the Shearwater Aviation Museum are not aware that the […]
SLt Cowbrough comes home
HMC ships Moncton and Ville de Quebec were anchored near the MacKay bridge on May 11 to pay their respects to SLt Abbigail Cowbrough as her motorcade made its way to a Dartmouth funeral home. SLt Cowbrough was one of six CAF members who lost their lives when HMCS Fredericton’s Cyclone helicopter crashed off the coast […]
PSP staff profile: Mary Thompson
Name: Mary Thompson Hometown: Oshawa, ON PSP employee since: May 2017 What inspired you to pursue a career focused on fitness? Since high school, fitness has always been an outlet for me. I played sports as well and I did alright, but I was never the best at anything. Fitness […]
From life-altering diagnosis to dream job
Dockyard Firefighter Tyler Dyke: From Life-altering Diagnosis to Dream Job By Sydney MacLeod, CFB Halifax Public Affairs Intern The daily routines of our Department of National Defence (DND) firefighters at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax looked very different eight weeks ago. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, special kits consisting of masks, gloves, gowns, […]
Partial remains of second crew member identified
Partial remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident By DND, On May 9, 2020, the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario identified the partial remains of Captain Brenden Ian MacDonald, one of the six military members killed in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) helicopter accident on […]
RCN sports history for May
RCN sports history: Senior baseball action in Halifax By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Navy took on the Shipyard Club on the opening night of the Halifax Senior Baseball League on May 24, 1945, playing to an exciting extra-innings finish. The sailors trailed by three until the ninth inning, when […]