Divers from the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) were tasked to locate and remove unexploded ordnance from ships off Newfoundland and Labrador in July 2019. SS Saganaga was one such ship. According to uboat.net, the ship was a British merchant cruiser. On September 5, 1942, U-513 entered Conception Bay and attacked […]

CFB Halifax Base Commander Capt(N) David Mazur (left) and Base Chief CPO1 Kent Gregory (right) welcomed high school students from the Federal Student Work Experience (FSWEP) program to the Base during a student orientation session on July 16 at Base headquarters.  We’re very proud to have these students as a […]

OS Shaheed Joe-Dewarder adjusts lines aboard HMCS Oriole while transiting Lake Ontario during the Great Lakes Deployment, July 3, 2019.

Atlantic Region Golf Championships took place at Hartlen Point Golf Club from July 8 to 10, 2019. Teams from Gagetown, 14 Wing Greenwood, CFB Halifax, 9 Wing Gander and 12 Wing Shearwater participated in the tournament,

Thursday, July 18 marked the opening of the Halifax Pride Festival, and CFB Halifax got in on the festivities by raising the Pride Flag during morning colours. Members of the Maritime Defence Pride Network and the MARLANT Positive Space Working Group were on hand, including Base Chief CPO1 Kent Gregory […]

During a port visit to Odessa in Ukraine, crewmembers of HMCS Toronto completed the Walk for Autism. The crew raised $3,745 in charity for Autism Nova Scotia.

A large contingent of Canadian Armed Forces bands, vehicles and marchers participated in the 2019 Sobeys Tattoo Canada Day Parade in downtown Halifax on July 1. International parade participants hailed from as far as Germany, Estonia, Japan and Australia. The parade was part of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo’s […]

Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre Detachment Halifax recognized civilian Defence Team members Ingrid MacIsaac and Krista Scopie with cards and flowers during an assembly on Friday,  June 14 in gratitude of their contribution to the CAF during National Public Service Week. Pictured, from left, Lt(N) Martin Berthelot (Det Commander), Ingrid MacIsaac, […]

2019 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo performers and the Canadian Armed Forces ceremonial guard form up for a general salute during the Grand Finale of the Canada Day Tattoo performance.

Commodore Michael Hopper, Commander Naval Reserve, officially opened a new satellite of HMCS Brunswicker in Moncton, New Brunswick on June 6, 2019. Brunswicker was first established in Saint John, NB in 1923. The Moncton satellite initiative demonstrates the Royal Canadian Navy’s commitment to grow the Naval Reserve while expanding its footprint […]