Halifax Wanderers to host 2021 DND Appreciation Match By Elizabeth Sharpe, CFB Halifax Public Affairs Intern On October 23, the Halifax Wanderers Football (soccer) Club of the Canadian Premier League will once again be hosting a Department of National Defence (DND) / Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Appreciation Match. The game […]
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RCN launches new sea service cap for sailors/La MRC lance une nouvelle casquette de service pour tous ses marins
RCN launches new sea service cap for its sailors By RCN, The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has released a new, more comfortable peaked cap for its sailors. “The new cap has a flexible oval frame to better accommodate different head sizes, which makes it more adaptable for everyone,” says Chief […]
Dockyard barber retiring after 38 years
Dockyard barber retiring after 38 years By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff After 38 years doing military haircuts, Christine Goodridge is packing up her clippers. On September 22, Goodridge retired from her position as barber at Fleet Management Facility Cape Scott. She got her start as a military barber in late […]
Action-packed graphic novel stars HMCS Sackville
Action-packed graphic novel stars HMCS Sackville By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff HMCS Sackville takes centre stage in a new graphic novel that tells the story of the Battle of the Atlantic from a young naval reservist’s perspective – and just as the book shows how perseverance and courage won that […]
Two milestones completed during HMCS Harry DeWolf deployment
Two milestones completed during HMCS Harry DeWolf’s historic circumnavigation deployment By Lt(N) Lisa Tubb, HMCS Harry DeWolf Canada’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship just ticked off two major milestones. As of Sept.12, HMCS Harry DeWolf has completed its first operational deployment, Operation NANOOK 2021, and was the first in […]
A time to remember: Inaugural Stalker 822 Tournament held at Hartlen Point Golf Course
Inaugural Stalker 822 Tournament held at Hartlen Point Golf Course By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As the sun peeked over the horizon, a steady stream of people arrived at Hartlen Point Force Golf Club on September 27, all there to support and take part in the inaugural Stalker 822 Memorial […]
Naval Officer wins gold at World Arm Wrestling Championships
Naval Officer wins gold at World Arm Wrestling Championships By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Lt(N) Will Sarty brought home two gold medals for Canada at the World Arm Wrestling Championships in Orlando, Florida last month, winning the top prize in the right-arm matches on September 18, and hitting repeat the […]
Upcoming Indigenous awareness and commemoration activities at CFB Halifax / Prochaines activités de sensibilisation et de commémoration liées aux cultures autochtones à la BFC Halifax
Upcoming Indigenous awareness/commemoration activities at CFB Halifax / Prochaines activités de sensibilisation et de commémoration liées aux cultures autochtones à la BFC Halifax There will be several Indigenous awareness activities taking place during the week of 27 September to 1 October, 2021 at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax. Local Defence Team members are encouraged to […]
National Silver Cross Mother remembers fallen son during MARLANT visit
National Silver Cross Mother remembers fallen son during MARLANT visit By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff It’s an honour she wishes she hadn’t earned. That’s how National Silver Cross Mother Debbie Sullivan described the mixed emotions she felt following a recent two-day tour at Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT). Sullivan’s son, Lt(N) […]
CAF Coaches Week: S2 Adam Wadden
CAF Coaches in the spotlight across the country By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Coaches Week takes place this year from September 19-27, and while the CAF Sports Program has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our dedicated coaches have still been taking their […]