Family of late Gulf War veteran awarded memorial cross By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Ten years after his death from an aggressive brain tumour, the family of Gulf War veteran PO1 Richard Mohr was awarded the Memorial Cross during a ceremony at Stadacona’s St. Brendan’s Chapel on November 11. The […]

Army Band plays ‘Til We Meet Again concert By Virginia Beaton, Trident Staff It was an afternoon of music, memories, and laughter at the 17th annual ‘Til We Meet Again concert at the Paul O’Regan Hall of the Halifax Central Library. Held on Saturday, November 10, the concert was presented […]

Base Gagetown’s scuba club holds annual underwater pumpkin carving contest By Michelle Savage, Army Public Affairs – with files from Gagetown Gazette newspaper The recreational Tankers Scuba Club located at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown puts a twist on a Halloween tradition with their annual underwater pumpkin diving and […]

Boatswains… sew what? By Capt Jenn Jackson, Op Caribbe PAO When one thinks of the job of a Boatswain, sewing is probably not something that comes to mind. But sewing is in fact part of a Boatswain’s job on ship and during OPERATION CARIBBE, one Boatswain is doing just that. […]

Former HMCS Protecteur crew adapting to life on board MV Asterix By Sgt R.D. MacPherson, NRU Asterix HMCS Protecteur, the lead ship of the decommissioned Protecteur-class replenishment oilers, had a storied and illustrious 46 years of service with the Royal Canadian Navy. For the majority of her crew, from her […]

2018 CAF Sports Awards Ceremony By CFMWS On October 18, Canadian Morale and Welfare Services hosted the 30th Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Sports Awards Ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, honouring the best CAF athletes, coaches, officials and teams of the year. In addition to honouring the best […]

HR-Civ celebrates new Office of Disability Management By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The opening of a new Office of Disability Management (ODM) at CFB Halifax is being celebrated as a major step towards the development of a new Total Health and Wellness Strategy for civilian members of the defence team. […]

Kootenay survivors mark 49 years since peacetime tragedy at sea By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Steve Rowland was only 18 years in old, in the first year of his naval career, when he was posted to HMCS Kootenay in May of 1968. He recalled meeting up with a few sailors […]

Representatives from CANEX and SISIP presented CFB Halifax Base Commander Capt(N) David Mazur (second left) with a Base/Wing Unit Grant Cheque for $186,573 during a formal presentation ceremony and celebration at CANEX Stadacona on November 1. This was the fourth annual cheque presentation of its kind, representing the organizations’ continued […]