Persevering through harsh weather in HMCS Glace Bay By LS Michael Spencer, HMCS Glace Bay It’s 8:05 a.m. on March 8 when the Commanding Officer begins his hands fall in address. Today he sounds particularly inspiring, despite the howling winds but a pane of glass away. The weather’s bad, we […]
Author: Trident Newspaper
Old Timers’ National Hockey Championship
The 12 Wing Shearwater Flyers celebrate their 4-3 gold medal win over CFB Valcartier, proudly displaying the championship banner as well as the #27 in honour of the late Sgt (ret’d) Rob Sneath and his years of contributions to CAF hockey.
National title for Shearwater Flyers
Shearwater Flyers bring home gold from CAF OT Hockey Nationals By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Heading into the finals of the CAF Old Timer’s Hockey National Championship on March 22, all signs were pointing to a gold-medal win for CFB Valcartier. Representing the Quebec region, the team shut out each […]
Mar Tech graduation ceremony
First Mar Tech graduation marks new chapter for RCN trades By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Royal Canadian Navy has been slowly transitioning to the new Marine Technician trade over the last three years, and recently marked a new milestone on that front. A graduation ceremony for the very first […]
Regional Curling Championship
CFB Halifax team wins Regional Curling gold By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Five teams from across the region battled it out from March 27-29 at the CFB Halifax Curling Club for the title of Atlantic Champions, with the home team from CFB Halifax coming away with the banner and gold […]
Volume 52, Issue 08, April 16, 2018
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Photos: #HumboldtStrong
Canadians across the country wore sports jerseys on April 12 as a gesture to show their support for the Humboldt Broncos hockey team following last week’s tragic events in Saskatchewan that left 16 people dead and 13 more injured. CAF members nationwide, as well those deployed internationally, were encouraged to […]
Ghanaian exchange officer in HMCS Kingston
Naval Exchange Officer from Ghana shares her RCN experience By Lt(N) Linda Coleman and SLt Synclesia Wenia Pwatirah, HMCS Summerside SLt Synclesia Wenia Pwatirah was provided with an opportunity that not many members of her Navy have experienced before – an exchange position with the RCN and the chance to sail […]
Ivory Coast exchange officer in HMCS Summerside
Exchange Officer gains nautical miles and a new RCN family By Lt(N) Linda Coleman, MARLANT PAO Sailing across the Atlantic is quite routine for the RCN, however for many African nations; it’s a rare occurrence. So for SLt Lassina Traoré, a member of the National Navy of the Ivory Coast, […]
Sackville teen conquers Cadet challenge
Lower Sackville teen conquers ultimate Army Cadet challenge in Chile By Capt Liam Mather, Regional Cadet Support Unit (Atlantic) PAO Chelsea Dicks, of Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia, recently spent 12 days backcountry trekking and kayaking the Patagonia mountains as part of the International Army Cadet Expedition to Chile. Chelsea, a […]
