Local Defence Team Members Participate in Day of Caring at YWCA Halifax By Leah Coughlin, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On October 5, local Defence Team members rolled up their sleeves during a Day of Caring activity in support of YWCA Halifax’s Supportive Housing for Young Mothers (SHYM) program. Days of […]

Mooseheads Jersey Auction to benefit Halifax region charitable campaign By CFB Halifax Public Affairs Thanks to the generosity of PSP Halifax and the Halifax Mooseheads, eight Mooseheads jerseys will be up for auction in mid-November in support of the 2022 Halifax region National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC). The eight […]

The first Canadian casualties of the First World War By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff While stories of Canadian soldiers on battlefields such as Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele loom large, the first Canadian casualties of the First World War were four young midshipmen — all Maritimers and all members of […]

New barges bring exciting capability to the RCN By RCN A ground-breaking capability for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is one step closer to reality as a new phase of training for four modular, self-propelled barges designed to support the future Joint Support Ships (JSS) was recently completed. Called sea-to-shore […]

Stadacona Band presents ‘Our Veterans, Their Stories’ concert By The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy Defence Team members, their families and members of the public are invited to attend a FREE Veterans’ Week concert in downtown Halifax. The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy, in collaboration with […]

Remembering the HMCS Kootenay tragedy By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff A ceremony was held on Sunday, October 23 to mark the 53rd anniversary of the explosion aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Kootenay, the worst peacetime accident in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).  The tragedy forever changed […]

Asterix brings Walk for Autism to Norfolk By S1 Chris Richards, NRU Asterix Life in the Navy is challenging for all. No one can deny that. But life in the Navy, while having two of my three kids living with autism, means I do things differently. It means that when […]

An important change paving the way toward a more inclusive donor experience By Ariane Guay-Jadah, Base Public Affairs Officer On October 24, 2022, CFB Halifax hosted another successful Canadian Blood Services blood clinic on base at the Naval Fleet School (Atlantic) drill shed, with 67 donors participating in total. This time however, […]