The Lasting Legacy of Canadian War Amputee Veterans By The War Amps Amid the wars, countless Canadian soldiers and nurses displayed extraordinary bravery and unwavering dedication, putting their lives on the line for our country. Many of these individuals returned home bearing the profound physical and emotional scars of war, […]

RCN Digital Leadership: PO2 Julie Alonso By Naval Personnel and Training Group In this series, we showcase digital leadership across the Royal Canadian Navy to illustrate how our enterprise solutions are successfully leveraged for the benefit of our teams. Originally from the south shore of Montreal, Petty Officer 2nd Class […]

RCN Proud: Heads Navy, tails Army By Vincent Joyce, Pictou County Military Museum Glen Oliver Alexander was born on May 17th, 1943 in Wainwright, Alberta. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy on August 30th, 1960 and served for 15 years. Glen then moved over to the Canadian Army for 11 […]

Presentation highlights link between Wiliam Hall and Hantsport By MARLANT Public Affairs A special namesake banner was presented from the Hantsport Area Historical Society to the command team of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) William Hall, on 19 October 2023. Aubree Brewster, the artist of the banner, helped illustrate the […]

Transition Unit members conduct 160-km relay for Soldier On By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff A group of Halifax-based members of the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Unit NS-NL put themselves to the test over October 25-26, embarking on a 160-kilometre team relay run from Halifax to Greenwood, raising $2,700 for Soldier […]

Return of the Health Fair at CFB Halifax By the Health Promotion Team On October 11th, PSP Health Promotion hosted a health fair in the drill hall of S120 at Stadacona. This was the first such fair since the pandemic and marked an important step in regaining lost momentum for […]

Free Veterans’ Week concert set for November 5 By The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy Defence Team members, their families and members of the public are invited to attend The Stadacona Band’s annual Veterans’ Week Concert ‘Our Veterans, Their Stories’ on Sunday, November 5 at 2 p.m. at […]

New HMCS Montréal crew gets its Coxn By Trident Staff After returning from a landmark Indo-Pacific deployment on October 3, the first of its kind in many years for the Atlantic Fleet, HMCS Montréal quickly saw a Change of Command and the beginning of a crew swap  The new ship’s […]

Health Promotion: Complete fall schedule By the Health Promotion Team Listed below are the remaining courses offered by Health Promotion for the 2023 calendar year. If you are interested in taking a course not offered before the new year, consider booking a briefing for an upcoming PD day. Our calendar […]