On January 23-24, 2020, the Dockyard Firefighters hockey team, The Skylarkers, competed in the Ray Kline Memorial Hockey Tournament, an annual event held in memory of the late Halifax Firefighter. Funds raised from the tournament go towards PTSD. The Skylarkers finished the tournament with a 4-0-1 record, clinching the title […]

The Naval Museum of Halifax held a launch event for its newest exhibit, titled North of 60, on January 16. The exhibit explores the history of RCN and Government of Canada operations in the Arctic, with ship models, artifacts, photos, documents and more. Members of the public, veterans, Formation leadership, […]

Family and friends gather for the departure of HMC Ships Glace Bay and Shawinigan from HMC Dockyard on January 25, 2020, beginning a six-month deployment to Africa in support of OP PROJECTION West Africa.

Cmdre Richard Feltham, Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic (centre), LCdr Peter MacNeil, Incoming Commander HMCS Charlottetown (left), and Cdr Christopher Rochon, Outgoing Commander HMCS Charlottetown (right) and sign official documents during a Change of Command Ceremony on January 22, 2020.

January 21 was the last day of the 2019-2020 CFB Halifax High School Co-op Program. On that day, participating students presented their key takeaways and favourite moments of the program in front of military leadership, program coordinators and teachers, after which they received school credit as well as a better understanding of […]

HMCS Halifax arrived back in Halifax on January 24 after completing a 6-month deployment on Op REASSURANCE as the Flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, focusing on maritime security and deterrence measures in the Mediterranean and southern Europe. HMCS Fredericton departed earlier in the week and is now en route to […]

Following an incredible snow storm in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian Armed Forces members have been deployed to begin assisting those in need, doing house checks and helping with snow removal. The deployment began with 200 members, and is relying heavily on Reserve Force personnel who reside in the communities hit […]

CAF members from 12 Wing Shearwater, 5th Canadian Division, CFB Halifax and Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) join together on January 13 for a group photo, taken from a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, in honour of the 2020 Bell Let’s Talk campaign.

Santa arrives via Cyclone helicopter at the children’s Christmas party held at the Sea King Junior Ranks Club on December 1, 2019.

Capt (N) Mazur, Base Commander CFB Halifax, and BGen Pelletier, Commander 5 Cdn Division, lay wreaths at the annual ceremony commemorating the Halifax Explosion.