Hockey icon shares stories at Sports Recognition Breakfast By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Stanley Cup is the ultimate prize for professional hockey players, and part of the reward for those who capture the elusive trophy is getting to show it off back home, like Sidney Crosby has done in […]
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Using exercise as medicine
Using exercise as medicine: PO2 Nancy Ervin By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff PO2 Nancy Ervin is a Naval Communicator who has always led an active lifestyle, but in recent years, injuries accumulated through her career have begun to slow her down. Chronic neck and back pain from years at sea, […]
Citizenship Ceremony at HMCS Scotian
HMCS Scotian welcomes more than 200 new Canadians By Paul Service, MARLANT PA A sea of more than 200 faces from 59 different countries greeted Cdr Beth Vallis as she took the podium in HMCS Scotian on May 27. Cdr Vallis had the distinct honour to welcome the new Canadians […]
New memorial at Camp Hill
New memorial unveiled at Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Garden By CPO2 Ben Broome, The Camp Hill Veterans’ Council commissioned this piece in appreciation of the numerous volunteers who contribute to the veterans’ lives at Camp Hill. The pictured artwork was designed by Bill Awalt, who is himself a Korean War […]
June is Recreation Month
June is Recreation Month: PLAY, your way By Noel Paine, Communications Advisor, Corporate Services Division, CFMWS Every Saturday morning the Dow family strap on their helmets and go for a bike ride. For five-year-old Kaylee and six-year-old Nathan the fun is all in the race against dad to the next […]
PSP Tactical Athlete Program
PSP focuses on operational fitness with Tactical Athlete program By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff PSP Fitness and Sports staff have a unique challenge in offering fitness programs tailored toward CAF members. Classes need to be focused on the operational demands that come with a military career, while also being accessible […]
Maritime Defence Pride Network
Maritime Defence Pride Network Launches at CFB Halifax By 2LT Nicolas Plourde-Fleury, OJT, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On April 25, 2019, CFB Halifax’s Base Chief, CPO1 Gregory, was in a Carling Campus boardroom in Ottawa meeting with DND and CAF colleagues from across the country. The group was holding an […]
Dental officer readies for next step
Dental Officer readies for next step in CAF career By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff For the past eight years, 2Lt Daniel Shirvani has been hard at work at Dalhousie University, first completing his undergraduate degree, and then moving on to the school’s prestigious Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Now, that […]
Wound Stripe for HMCS Kootenay survivor
Survivor shares memories of ‘horrific’ Kootenay explosion By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff Writer As the 50th anniversary of the fire and explosion in HMCS Kootenay approaches this fall, one of its survivors has finally been honoured with a Wound Stripe, a distinction worn on the sleeve of military members […]
Win great prizes at DND Family Days
Win great prizes at DND Family Days By Trident Staff The daily prize draws are always a highlight at DND Family Days, and this year will be no different. The PSP Halifax Corporate Sponsorship team works hard to make these draws a big event, with a variety of prizes to […]