Raising the bar: Halifax team wins medals at CAF powerlifting regionals Cliquez ici pour le français: Relever la barre : L’équipe de Halifax remporte des médailles aux championnats régionaux de dynamophilie de la FAC By Joanie Vetch, Trident Staff A powerlifting team from CFB Halifax brought home some hardware after […]
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CFB Halifax Mariners finish strong at Slo-Pitch nationals
Cliquez ici pour lire en français CFB Halifax Mariners finish strong at Slo-Pitch nationals By Trident Staff Both the CFB Halifax Mariners men’s and women’s slo-pitch teams represented the Atlantic region at the CAF National Championship from September 10-23 in Edmonton, with both teams putting in strong showings through the […]
CAF Representation at the Ironman 70.3 Michigan
CAF Representation at the Ironman 70.3 Michigan By PO1 Kasia Danigier On September 11, 2022, I had the pleasure of representing the CAF Triathlon Long Distance Team in Frankfort, Michigan, USA, at their Second Annual Ironman 70.3 race. I was originally signed up to race in 2021, during their Inaugural […]
PO2 Craig Blake remembered at annual Fitness Challenge
PO2 Craig Blake remembered at annual Fitness Challenge By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Despite warnings of a hurricane looming off the coast, more than 90 racers showed up for the 2022 PO2 Craig Blake Memorial Fitness Challenge at MacDonald Beach in Shearwater on September 23. “I was watching the weather […]
Naval engineering officer works toward refereeing milestone / Un officier du génie naval travaille à l’atteinte d’un jalon en matière d’arbitrage sportif
Naval engineering officer works toward refereeing milestone By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Growing up in Cameroon, SLt Alain Asafor Asafor Chi always loved volleyball. He played all through high school. and dreamed of going further with the sport but, despite his best efforts to improve his game, realized he wasn’t […]
Navy 10K returns to Halifax’s north end / La Course de 10 km de la Marine revient dans la partie nord d’Halifax
Annual campaigns raise more than $140,000 for children and their families / Les campagnes annuelles permettent de collecter plus de 140 000 $ pour les enfants et leurs familles
Annual campaigns raise more than $140,000 for children and their families By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Running in two separate relay runs earlier this summer, teams from two Canadian Navy frigates — HMCS Charlottetown and HMCS St. John’s — raised nearly $145,000 for Make-A-Wish Canada, helping support critically-ill children and […]
RCN sports throwback: Huron’s hockey heroes / Histoire des sports de la MRC : Les héros du hockey de Huron
RCN sports throwback: Huron’s hockey heroes By Trident Staff The summer sports season was in full swing at CFB Halifax in June of 1979, and much like today, floor/ball hockey was one of the most competitive events on the schedule. A week-long tournament saw the sailors from HMCS Huron come […]
Navy “joggler” gets national attention with latest record attempt
Navy “joggler” gets national attention with latest record attempt By Peter Mallet, The Lookout A Fleet-footed joggler of the Naval Reserve has struck again, this time as a potential new world record holder. Lieutenant (Navy) Michael-Lucien Bergeron ran a 10-kilometre race while juggling in 34 minutes 47 seconds at the […]
Gagetown takes soccer trophy after nail-biting final / Gagetown remporte le trophée du football après une finale très serrée
Gagetown takes soccer trophy after nail-biting final By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Canadian Armed Forces soccer is back after a two year hiatus, and if the fierce competition at the recent Men’s Regional Championship is any indicator, our athletes were more than ready to get back on the field. Teams […]