By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Registration is open at the CFB Halifax Curling Club and after a disrupted and challenging season last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, manager Floyd Otto is looking forward to welcoming new and returning members to the club. “Last year was hard, as we were either […]
News
CAF Coaches Week: LCdr Cindy Hawkins
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 […]
Happy days for HMCS Goose Bay
Happy days for HMCS Goose Bay MCDV enjoys a namesake community visit and other activities in Canada’s North By Joanie Veitch, Trident staff After 39 days covering more than 12,000 kilometres, HMCS Goose Bay returned to Halifax on September 10 from a very memorable deployment — one that included participating […]
Tabata classes helped HMCS Calgary stay fit while deployed
Tabata classes helped HMCS Calgary stay fit while deployed By RCN PA Two sailors in Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Calgary hosted a different type of workout class on their ship during their recent Operation PROJECTION and ARTEMIS deployment: Tabata, a form of high-intensity interval training that uses many small […]
Padre’s Corner: Do something
Padre’s Corner: Do something By Padre Lt(N) Stephen Cogswell, Chaplain, 12 Wing Shearwater It’s said that people show what they really think and feel by what they do, rather than by what they say. To take it a step further, the greatest catalyst for change is generally not anything that’s […]
NDWCC 2021- Champion Message / Message du champion de la CCMTDN 2021
A message from the 2021 MARLANT National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign Champion By Capt(N) Sean Williams 2021 MARLANT NDWCC Champion, Base Commander, CFB Halifax Local Defence Team, It is an honour and a privilege to be appointed the MARLANT Champion for the 2021 National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC). Our local coordination team, supported by United […]
Devoted WENGTECH crowned west coast Sailor of the Year
Devoted WENGTECH crowned west coast Sailor of the Year By Peter Mallet, The Lookout Staff An HMCS Regina sailor says her passion for life and career is the reason behind her recent Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) Sailor of the Year award. S1 Marianne Mojica, a Weapons Engineering Technician, said the […]
A message from the MARLANT NDWCC Champion / Un message du champion de la CCMTDN des FMAR(A)
A message from the MARLANT National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) Champion By Capt(N) Andy MacKenzie 2022 MARLANT NDWCC Champion Base Commander, CFB Halifax Local Defence Team, In my new role as Base Commander, I am excited to be leading local National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) efforts as the […]
New Commanding Officer for CFB Halifax BIS
New Commanding Officer for CFB Halifax BIS By Joanie Veitch,Trident Staff After commanding Base information Services (BIS) at CFB Halifax for more than three years, Capt(N) Eric McCallum handed the watch to Cdr Jon Lee at a change of command ceremony held at Juno Tower on August 17. “It’s a tough job,” […]
A legacy of service: Four generations of the Duffy family
A legacy of service: Four generations of the Duffy family By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When S1 Derek Duffy received a Sailor of the Quarter award from Canadian Fleet Atlantic earlier this year, his father was at the ceremony with him — but as the fourth generation to sign up […]