CFB Halifax women win slo-pitch gold By Trident Staff The CFB Halifax Mariners women’s slo-pitch team won gold medals on home turf recently, emerging victorious after three days of competition in Eastern Passage. The CAF Atlantic Regional Slo-pitch Championship was held from July 13-16 at Dennis Naugle and Bob Hilchie […]
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Using Exercise as Medicine: Lt(N) Dale Molenaar
Using Exercise as Medicine: Lt(N) Dale Molenaar By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2017 and suffering his first relapse from the neurological disease, Lt(N) Dale Molenaar found himself in poor health. His symptoms started with numbness in his arms and legs, and progressed to […]
CAF Ball Hockey Nationals
Team Atlantic takes silver at Ball Hockey Nationals By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Atlantic Region team recently brought home silver medals from the CAF National Ball Hockey Championship, falling 2-1 to the Quebec Region team from CFB Montreal in the championship game on July 26 at 8-Wing Trenton. The […]
CFB Halifax celebrates Pride
CFB Halifax celebrates Pride Week 2019 CFB Halifax marked Pride Week 2019 with a flag raising ceremony on Thursday July 18, an inclusive prayer service on Friday July 19, and a large contingent of Defence Team personnel and their families, as well as the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian […]
B.C. Cadet Museum open for summer
Cadet Museum opens for the summer By Wayne Emde, Army Cadets Corps PA There are approximately 59,000 young Canadians enrolled in cadet programs across Canada. But here is only one Cadet Museum and it’s in Vernon, B.C. From the outside, the former guardhouse and post office just off Highway 97 […]
Padre’s Corner
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 […]
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. […]