Employee Assistance Program team thanked for their volunteer efforts By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The DND Employee Assistance Program has been supporting the wellbeing of civilian members of the defence team for 36 years, and an annual luncheon gathering was held on November 6 to thank the local members of […]
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CAF Official of the Year
RJOC(A) officer named CAF Official of the Year By Ryan Melanson, Trident News After refereeing volleyball at the provincial and national levels for more than a decade, Capt Steven Stuart took his officiating career to new heights in 2017. The year saw him serve as an official at the CAF […]
Mooseheads DND Appreciation Night
Mooseheads take 5-2 victory on DND Appreciation Night By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Halifax Mooseheads hadn’t earned a victory on DND Appreciation Night in five years heading into their November 9 meeting with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, but were able to break that losing streak in front of […]
Padre’s Corner
Christmas holiday the time to show your love By Capt Albert Lee, Chaplain Campus Atlantic NFS(A) NTDC(A), Most of the sailors that come to see me, see me for relationship issues. Whether it’s a relationship at work, with their spouse, with their children, or with their family members. We have […]
Master Seaman adjusts to life at sea
MS Forrester on TRIDENT JUNCTURE: “It’s a good feeling.” By RCN In 2017, MS Nicole Forrester’s son was born. A year later she is deploying on TRIDENT JUNCTURE, the largest NATO co-operative deployment to occur in over three decades involving around 50,000 personnel. “It is going to be the longest […]
MARLANT/JTFA Honours & Awards
Exemplary service recognized at Honours & Awards Ceremony By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Lt(N) Victoria Barrie spent nearly three years in the difficult and demanding role of Flag Lieutenant to the Commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, working under then Cmdre Craig Baines. She moved on from that job in summer […]
NDWCC 2018 update
NDWCC update By Margaret Conway, CFB Halifax A/PAO It’s hard to believe that we’re nearing the conclusion of the fall 2018 campaign season. Our NDWCC canvassers have been hard at work visiting all Base and MARLANT units and ships within the Formation, and individual units have been busy planning and […]
MARTECH training evolves for the future
Marine Technician training evolves for the future By LCdr Adrian Deutekom, NTDC(P) In 2017, the Royal Canadian Navy stood up the Marine Technician trade. This new trade replaced the legacy trades of Marine Engineer, Hull Technician and Electrical Technician. The vision for the Marine Technician trade was to train sailors […]
Memorial Cross for late Gulf War veteran
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 […]
‘Til We Meet Again concert
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 […]