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PSP hockey camps focus on fun and skills
PSP hockey camps focus on fun and skills By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff The Shearwater Flyers Arena was abuzz with happy, sweaty kids recently as young players enjoyed practicing and learning new skills at the Personnel Support Program (PSP) Hockey Camps. Twenty kids between the ages of seven to 12 […]
S1 Craig Miller earns Sailor of the Quarter award
Praised for his leadership, S1 Craig Miller earns Sailor of the Quarter award By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Recognized both for his role as a senior member of HMCS Summerside’s Marine Systems Engineering (MSE) department and for his efforts in boosting morale amongst the ship’s company, S1 Craig Miller received […]
Heroic naval pilot honoured at BC Aviation Museum
Heroic naval pilot honoured at BC Aviation Museum By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff, A lasting tribute to Second World War naval pilot Robert Hampton Gray was officially unveiled Aug. 8 at the BC Aviation Museum in Sidney. On Aug. 4, 1945, Lt Gray, flying Vought F4U Corsair, left British […]
Padre’s Corner: The Integrity Test
Padre’s Corner: The Integrity Test By Padre Lt(N) Stephen Cogswell, Chaplain, 12 Wing Shearwater Ask yourself this question: what’s your integrity worth? And by “integrity,” I mean your values, your principles, your honesty, and your commitment to actually live by those things. So, how much is that worth for you? […]
Veteran Farm Project: healing through nature and nurture
Veteran Farm Project: healing through nature and nurture By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Before they bought the site in 2018, the property Jessica Miller and her husband Steve Murgatroyd now operate as the Veteran Farm Project in Hants County had been abandoned for several years; the farmhouse was dilapidated and […]
PSP hosts regatta at Shearwater Yacht Club
PSP hosts regatta at Shearwater Yacht Club By Trident Staff PSP Halifax and the Shearwater Yacht Club hosted a dinghy regatta for CAF personnel from August 3-6, with seven two-person teams competing in races throughout the week. PSP sporting events have been few and far between since the onset of […]
Shipbourne Air Controller trade set for promotion, pay hike
By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff, On HMCS Winnipeg’s flight deck on August 9, dressed in their Salt and Peppers (N3B), two Sailors First Class were promoted to the rank of Master Sailor by Cmdre David Mazur, Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific. While it might seem an ordinary promotion, it was […]
RCN arm wrestling champion pulling for world title
Arm wrestling champion pulling for world title By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Representing Team Canada for the fifth time, Lt(N) Will Sarty is going to the World Arm Wrestling Championships in Orlando, Florida next month. A top medal-winning athlete at the regional, national and international level, Lt(N) Sarty said he […]
HMCS Shawinigan home after record-breaking counter-narcotics effort
HMCS Shawinigan home after record-breaking counter-narcotics effort By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff There was much to celebrate at HMC Dockyard As HMCS Shawinigan returned to Halifax on August 9 — a successful and historic counter-narcotics operation as part of Operation CARIBBE, along the ship arriving to handmade signs and hugs […]
