PSP sports gurus look to grow online talk show By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff While organized sports was largely on hiatus for four months during the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19, it was still very much top of mind for PSP Halifax’s Isaac Habib and Matt MacKenzie. The duo […]
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Naval reservist recalls Op LASER deployment
Naval reservist recalls rewarding Op LASER deployment in Quebec By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff A naval reservist who returned in June from her work at a long-term care home in Quebec has one small request of Canadians: Wear a mask and follow the guidelines of health experts. “It’s vitally […]
Operation NANOOK 2020
HMC ships lead allies in joint exercises during Op NANOOK By Trident Staff As Op NANOOK winds down, the ships participating in the CAF’s annual Arctic operation recently came together to conduct a number of joint exercises. HMC ships Ville De Québec and Glace Bay joined MV Asterix, HDMS Triton, […]
Sixth AOPS to be named after naval war hero
By Trident Staff, The Government of Canada has officially announced the name of the sixth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship that will be built for the Royal Canadian Navy. The vessel will be named in honour of Lt Robert Hampton Gray, a Canadian naval hero of the Second […]
Padre’s Corner: The masks we wear
Padre’s Corner: The masks we wear By Capt Glen Eagleson, Fleet Chaplain Prior to our current pandemic state, I can remember seeing someone wearing a mask out in public and thinking something along the lines of, “what’s wrong with them”, “that looks weird”. In times gone by, like 6 months […]
Online gym booking now available
Online gym booking now available By Trident Staff As personnel continue to gradually return to work, a new tool is available to help facilitate access to the Fitness and Sports Centres at HMC Dockyard and 12 Wing Shearwater. CAF members can now book time slots at the gyms online using […]
PSP staff profile: Madeline McDonald
Meet your PSP fitness & sports staff: Madeline McDonald Hometown: Milford, NS PSP employee since: July 2019 What inspired you to pursue a career focused on fitness? I am someone who always likes to be on the go. Throughout high school I loved playing sports, and learning about how the […]
RCN sports history for August
RCN sports history: HMCS Margaree takes Fleet softball title By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Ten East Coast ships competed from August 12-16, 1982, for ownership of the Fleet softball title and for the right to represent the Fleet in the fall at the base quadrant playoffs. HMCS Margaree emerged from […]
Padre’s Corner: Back to school
Finding God in new back-to-school routine By Capt PJ Vere, Unit Chaplain, CFB Halifax September is back-to-school for many of our military families. Yet unlike commencement to the school year during Septembers past, this year brings with it a level of uncertainty. This uncertainty equally affects students, teachers and parents. […]
From RCN doctor to Provincial Health Officer
From doctor in the RCN to Provincial Health Officer: Dr. Bonnie Henry’s career progress By SLt M.X. Déry, MARPAC PAO The journey to Dr. Bonnie Henry becoming a household name in BC and across the rest of Canada began decades ago as the child of a military family. She still […]