A Legend Retires after 43 Years By CPO2 Dave Skinner, Staff Officer, PCC Atlantic On March 29, 2019, Sandra Elizabeth Croney, better known as Betty, hung up her apron and clippers and closed shop for the last time after almost 43 years as the well-known A-Block Barber. Originally from Halifax, […]
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The loss of HMCS St. Croix
The loss of HMCS St. Croix By CPO1 (ret’d) Patrick Devenish, Many stories of our Navy’s history are kept hidden until someone brings them to the forefront and though this story has been told in several books, we still need to be reminded on occasion of the sacrifices of those […]
Naval Museum celebrates volunteers
Naval Museum of Halifax celebrates its volunteers By Jennifer Hevenor, Director, Naval Museum of Halifax and Jennifer Gamble, Curator, Naval Museum of Halifax National Volunteer Week 2019 runs from April 7 – 13, and is an opportunity to recognize the collective efforts of volunteers in our communities. The 2019 theme, […]
NCdt wins silver with Team Canada
Naval Cadet brings silver medal home from once-in-a-lifetime hockey trip By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff As she prepares for her first RCN posting later this spring, a Naval Cadet and hockey standout from Halifax recently found time to scratch an item off her list of life goals: to play with […]
Female leaders sail with HMCS St. John’s
Canadian Leaders at Sea on International Women’s Day By Samantha Steele, MARLANT PA Co-op Student March 8 marked International Women’s Day, and it was on this day that the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s Canadian Leaders at Sea (CLaS) program hosted 20 distinguished and accomplished women aboard HMCS St. John’s for […]
Diving in the High Arctic
Diving in the High Arctic: Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 19 By Lt(N) Éliane Trahan, FDU(A) PAO Clearance Divers, Combat Divers and Port Inspection Divers from across Canada have participated in Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 19 in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, from March 20 to April 1, 2019. They were diving in the glacial waters of […]
Elimination of racial discrimination
Immigrant and refugee issues highlighted as part of IDERD 2019 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Many of the difficulties faced by newcomers to Canada can be significantly lessened if they have access to proper support as they transition to their new lives, a group from Formation Halifax heard during a […]
Bataan Memorial Death March
Soldiering On at Bataan By M/Bdr (ret’d) Jeremy Blackburn, (ret’d Soldier On Program) Ten years ago, I had the good fortune of participating as a member of a five-member MARLANT Bataan Memorial Death March, Heavy Division, Co-Ed marching team. A team in which each member trained to carry 35 pounds […]
Repairs to CH-148 Cyclone
Repairs to CH-148 Cyclone BRONCO By Capt Alex Chatwin, Pilot, HMCS Regina HELAIRDET Febuary 6, 2019, aircraft CH148824 (call sign BRONCO) left 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron (443 MH Sqn) in Patricia Bay, BC, and embarked HMCS Regina from CFB Esquimalt. In a historic milestone for each unit, MARPAC employed a […]
Regional Volleyball Championship
Mariners men win Regional Volleyball gold By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The CAF Atlantic Regional Volleyball Championship was held from March 12-15 and hosted by PSP at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, with teams from CFB Halifax, 14 Wing Greenwood and 5 CDSB Gagetown competing on the women’s side, while […]