Stadacona Band celebrates spring with Maritime Conservatory By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy is welcoming spring in a joint chamber music concert with the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts. The concert will feature members of the Stadacona Band, students from the Conservatory and […]
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Halifax Mooseheads set to host first DND Appreciation Night since 2019
Halifax Mooseheads set to host first DND Appreciation Night since 2019 By Trident Staff It was November 8, 2019 when the Halifax Mooseheads were last able to host DND Appreciation Night, battling the Drummondville Voltigeurs in front of thousands at the Scotiabank Centre. The Defence community was on full display […]
A look back at NDWCC 2021 / Retour sur la CCMTDN 2021
A look back at NDWCC 2021 By Himaly Fernando, 2021 MARLANT NDWCC Communications & Events Officer In early October 2021, as COVID-19 restrictions eased and our ability to safely gather once more became possible, our local Defence Team came together in support of the National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC). […]
Padre’s Corner: No peace unless we make it
Padre’s Corner: No peace unless we make it By Padre Lt(N) Charles Irish, Base Chaplain The last few weeks and months have seen remarkable events. We have seen protests and blockades, division and recrimination, arguments between people who seem to live in different worlds because they cannot agree even on […]
HMCS Halifax departs as second ship to join Operation Reassurance
HMCS Halifax departs as second ship to join Operation Reassurance By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As the crew of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax readied for their mission to join Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) in northern Europe, Commander Dale St. Croix said he and the crew felt […]
Sailors donate sports gear during Op Projection
Sailors donate sports gear during Op Projection By Trident Staff Wrapping up a fundraising initiative that began months ago in Halifax, crew from HMC ships Goose Bay and Moncton recently met up with a youth sports organization in Ghana to donate more than $2,000 of sporting equipment. The sailors visited […]
Health Promotion: Sloppy joes to mark Nutrition Month
Healthy sloppy joes to mark Nutrition Month By PSP Health Promotion Halifax March is Nutrition Month and this year dietitians across Canada are coming together to help ensure your future is healthy. The theme this year is “Unlock the Potential of Food: Ingredients for a Healthier Tomorrow”. The campaign focuses […]
Challenging Traditions: New museum exhibit focuses on women in the RCN
Challenging Traditions: New museum exhibit focuses on women in the RCN By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff The changing role of women in the Royal Canadian Navy takes centre stage in a new exhibit that opened on March 8th — International Women’s Day — at the Naval Museum of Halifax. While […]
CFB Halifax Base Commander statement in honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / Message du Commandant de la BFC Halifax à l’occasion de la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale
Local Defence Team, Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), I write this message to you in my capacity as the Champion of our MARLANT Defence Visible Minorities Advisory Group (DVMAG). Each year on March 21, IDERD is observed globally to acknowledge the ongoing […]
Padre’s Corner: Look up!
Padre’s Corner: Look up! By Padre (Capt) Brenda Zwicker, Fleet Chaplain There has been a lot of interesting discussion lately around the new Netflix-produced film “Don’t Look Up.” One article I read called it a parable of our distracted society. I found the movie entertaining while I watched, but then […]