SNMG1 trains alongside UK’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group By LCdr Mark Fifield, SNMG1 PAO Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) Ships HDMS Absalon and HMCS Halifax recently concluded their successful participation in exercise Joint Warrior 21-1 (JW21-1) off the coast of Scotland on May 14, 2021. Joint Warrior is […]
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Construction underway on fifth AOPS
Staff at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Assembly Hall cut the first steel for the RCN’s fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, on May 20. Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette was a Canadian-born naval officer who served during the War of 1812.
Marking World No Tobacco Day
By PSP Health Promotion The World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day almost 35 years ago to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. There is no better time than now to revisit the importance of quitting smoking and the added […]
Volume 55, Issue 11, May 31, 2021
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Reducing our carbon footprint at CFB Halifax
Reducing our carbon footprint at CFB Halifax By Elizabeth Sharpe, CFB Halifax PA Intern Technology is constantly evolving to adapt to our ever-changing needs as a society, and green technology – meant to reduce human impact on the environment – is a great example of one of these adaptive technologies. […]
Ball hockey in Portsmouth
Members of HMCS Summerside enjoy a game of ball hockey while alongside in Portsmouth, UK ahead of exercises in the Baltic. Though COVID-19 restrictions mean deployed sailors currently have few chances to get off ship, staff work hard to create safe opportunities for fitness and recreation.
Learning and sharing a part of Indigenous Awareness Week
Reflecting on the importance of connection and the tradition of the Eagle Staff By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff While in-person gatherings are not possible for this year’s Indigenous Awareness Week, PO1 Katerina Stewart plans to look for ways to celebrate and connect with other Indigenous members virtually. “I like to […]
Padre’s Corner: Life in lockdown
Padre’s Corner: Life in lockdown By Padre Lt(N) Tim Parker Base Chaplain, ‘They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.’ -Leviticus 13.46 Before COVID-19, we lived a very full way of life, and now we are struggling to adapt to a more deprived way of life. Constant quarantine, […]
Using exercise as medicine: S1 Jack Brownell
By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff After a severe injury during basic training ten years ago, Stadacona Band member S1 Jack Brownell drew from his years of music and academic training to help him get through a long rehabilitation process — that and the PSP Reconditioning team at CFB Halifax, whose […]
Cadet finds opportunity amidst pandemic
Cadet finds opportunity amidst pandemic By Hannah Meagher Phones are ringing, planes are landing, and a pilot is asking for a weather advisory as three more planes enter the circuit. This is an average day at the Allan J. MacEachen Regional Airport in Port Hastings, but before working here, I […]