RCN Sports history: Unlikely athlete wins Admiral Jones Shield in 1963 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff LS Ronald Parker wasn’t someone expected to excel in sports. After a bout with rheumatic fever in the third grade that led to a lengthy hospitalization, he was advised by doctors to wear boots […]
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RCN in spotlight at CAF Sports Awards
Sailors recognized at 2019 CAF Sports Awards By Trident Staff, Royal Canadian Navy sailors were the centre of attention as the country’s top military athletes gathered at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on November 28 for the 31st Canadian Armed Forces Sports Awards ceremony. The majority of the year’s […]
Addictions Awareness Symposium
Addictions Awareness Symposium puts spotlight on difficult topic By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Leading a healthy lifestyle is a crucial part of a successful Canadian Armed Forces career, and like any large organization, the CAF does have issues with substance abuse and other types of addictions that can create problems […]
Sacrifice medal presented in Halifax
Sacrifice medal a game-changer for recipient By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff A retired career soldier with family ties to CFB Esquimalt says the recent awarding of a Sacrifice Medal has been the perfect tonic to accelerate his recovery from deployment injuries, mental and physical. CWO (ret’d) Brad Amirault received […]
Upcoming CAF sports tournaments
Local, regional, and national CAF sports tournaments schedule By Trident Staff The following is a list of dates for some of the CAF sports tournaments to be held in late 2019 and in the first few months of 2010. […]
Base Commander’s Holiday Message
Base Commander’s Holiday Message – 2019 By Capt(N) David Mazur, Base Commander CFB Halifax Greetings, CFB Halifax. As the holiday season quickly approaches, I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every Defence Team member for their hard work and leadership over the course of this past year. […]
EAP referral agents thanked
Referral agents thanked for support to MARLANT EAP program By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The wellbeing of DND’s civilian employees in Halifax is just as important as that of military members, and the MARLANT Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is one of the key services available to help members of the […]
Persian Gulf vets honoured in Ottawa
Persian Gulf vets honoured at National War Memorial By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff It was only a short moment in time when CPO1 Gerald Doutre carried a wreath up the steps to the National War Memorial and gently laid it at the base of the massive stone sculpture. Etched […]
HMCS Ottawa at KAEDEX 19
Japan and Canada improve interoperability at KAEDEX By Capt Jenn Jackson, HMCS Ottawa PAO Anti-submarine warfare and naval boarding party capabilities were among the skills practised by HMCS Ottawa and Japanese warships during KAEDEX 19, held near Yokosuka, Japan from October 16 to 19. Held in the Asia-Pacific region since […]
La journée « Invitons nos jeunes au travail »
25th Anniversary of Take Our Kids to Work Day By Samantha Steele, Co-op Student, MARLANT PA It’s not every day that a teenager gets to experience a day in the life of the Canadian Forces but on November 6, Grade Nine students across the city came to CFB Halifax for […]