Lessons from the wolves and the caribou By Capt Robin Major, CD, Clinical Chaplain, CF H Svcs C (A) Farley Mowat in Never Cry Wolf tells the story of observing wolves hunting caribou. He noticed the caribou ignore wolves outside of a close distance and with good reason: the wolves […]
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CFB Halifax in the community
Helping those who help in our community: CFB Halifax and Ward 5 By Haley Cote, CFB Halifax Public Affairs Student CFB Halifax headquarters is located on its Stadacona property, in Halifax’s North End neighbourhood. While much of the Base’s work is done within the confines of its perimeter wall, its […]
Musician scores platinum on FORCE test
PO2 Lambert tops the fitness charts By LS Emily Bellman, Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy The phrases “Going Gold” and “Going Platinum” have been used in the music industry for years to describe record-breaking album sales. On top of being a fantastic musician with the Stadacona Band of […]
National Peacekeepers’ Day
Peacekeepers to be honoured in ceremony By Trident Staff, with files from CPO2 Ben Broome On National Peacekeepers Day, Friday, August 9, a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the World Peace Pavilion in Dartmouth will honour CAF peacekeepers. Guests of honour will include His Honour the Honourable Arthur LeBlanc, Lieutenant […]
Sailor of the Quarter
Sailor of the Quarter proved herself during Exercise FORMIDABLE SHIELD By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff AB Jasmine Abdi may not technically be a member of the ship’s company of HMCS St. John’s, but that didn’t stop her from becoming a key member of the crew during a recent overseas exercise. […]
CFB Halifax welcomes summer students
Welcome students, to the Defence Team Halifax By Colleen MacKinnon, Learning and Performance Management Specialist, Atlantic Learning and Career Centres, DND The Learning and Career Centre hosted two Student Orientation to the DND Workshops on June 26 at the Piers Military Community Centre in Windsor Park, and July 16 […]
Using exercise as medicine
Using exercise as medicine: Cpl Tyler Major By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Getting active again after recovering from a physical injury or bout of illness is always difficult, and on top of any physical challenges, mental roadblocks can also have an impact. Cpl Tyler Major, an Avionics Tech with 12 […]
New Commander CANFLTLANT
Outgoing CCFL credits team for adapting to change By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The first of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future fleet of Canadian Surface Combatant ships won’t be set to for acceptance until the mid-2020s, and while that may seem like a far off date, Cmdre Craig Skjerpen doesn’t […]
12 Wing Change of Command
Col Hawthorne takes command at 12 Wing Shearwater By Capt Lynne Patterson, 12 Wing PAO Col James Hawthorne assumed the duties of 12 Wing Commander during a change of command parade at 12 Wing Shearwater on July 18, 2019. BGen Sean Boyle, Deputy Commander 1 Canadian Air Division, was the […]
Padre’s Corner
Theological reflection on spirituality resiliency in deployment By Capt Albert Lee, CANFLTLANT Chaplain Deployment is a challenge for sailors. Experiences such as traumatic events during war can lead to questioning your values, meaning of life, death and trying to make sense of what happened. Spirituality can help sailors cope by […]