Snow Festival 2026 The DND Snow Festival returns to CFB Halifax on February 16, kicking off a full week of winter-themed activities for the defence community. The week begins with the annual DND Snow Festival Carnival on Monday, followed by a Snow-Fest pickleball tournament that evening. Additional events throughout the […]

Members of the ship’s company of HMCS St. John’s wave to family and friends as they made a timely return to Halifax following a five-month deployment to Operation REASSURANCE. The ship arrived home on December 20. 

Staff at the CANEX Halifax ExpressMart are thanking members of CFB Halifax for their generosity during the store’s annual Support Our Troops holiday campaign. The Stadacona location led all East Region stores (Atlantic Canada and Quebec), with approximately 650 individual donations contributing to more than $1,500 raised for Support Our […]

Members of the Military Wives Choir of Halifax are seen performing during the annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols, hosted by the Chaplains of Maritime Forces Atlantic on December 7 inside St. Brendan’s Chapel at Stadacona. Along with traditional scripture readings, the afternoon featured music from the aforementioned choir, […]

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Nanaimo arrived in Halifax on November 26, marking the ship’s transition to its new home port. Nanaimo sailed from the west coast in October and transited the Panama Canal while making its way east. The ship will operate alongside the other remaining Kingston-class vessels; HMC […]

The fall Family Day event at 12 Wing Shearwater took place on October 18 at the Sea King Club and elsewhere across the Wing. Activities included CH-148 Cyclone helicopter tours, games and inflatables, face-painting, snacks, visits from mascots, and more. Thanks to all the members and families who came out […]

The annual Halifax Region National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) Leadership Breakfast was held in the Windsor-Atlantic Room at Juno Tower on October 8. Members of the local Defence Team gathered for a fundraiser breakfast prepared and served up by Base Administration staff, while the faces behind this year’s campaign, including Base and Formation leadership as well as representatives from United Way Maritimes and HealthPartners, […]

Members of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) prepare a detonation cord while conducting mine countermeasure operations as part of Canada’s Operation REASSURANCE in the Black Sea on October 7. The divers were among Canadian Armed Forces personnel who took part in the Romanian Naval Forces’ Exercise POSEIDON 25 from October 6–10. […]

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship William Hall and Canadian Coast Guard Ship Pierre Radison sit at anchor together in Pond Inlet, Nunavut on September 7 while participating in Operation Nanook. On September 2, the Department of National Defence (DND) announced the integration of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) into the Defence […]