Uncomfortable conversations are necessary ones, says HRP Superintendent By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Halifax Regional Police Officers and CAF members have very different jobs, but when it comes to combating racial discrimination and making progress on diversity and equity issues, the two organizations can likely find similar avenues for success, […]
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Bonaventure Memorial repairs
CAF engineers conduct repairs on Bonaventure Memorial By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The HMCS Bonaventure Anchor Memorial has sat at Point Pleasant Park since 1973, with the anchor and chain from Canada’s last aircraft carrier serving as a monument to sailors who lost their lives during peacetime. Over the last […]
Sailor of the Year
Sailor of the Year was to key to Charlottetown’s success through 2017 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff While HMCS Charlottetown was conducting a replenishment at sea in the Baltic during its recent Op REASSURANCE deployment, one of the probes fell out of place, causing fuel to burst out onto the […]
CFB Halifax cook earns accolades
CFB Halifax cook part of silver medal team By RCAF Public Affairs, We all know how challenging it can be to put together a family meal in our own kitchens, stocked by our own hands. Imagine putting together a three-course meal in a limited time period based solely on the […]
Op PROJECTION: Meet LS Ross
West African deployment “eye-opening” for New Brunswicker By Lieutenant (Navy) Linda Coleman, MARLANT Public Affairs Leading Seaman Daryl Ross is a long way from home. The sailor, from Oromocto, N.B., has been deployed in Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Summerside since January 26, 2018 as part of Operation PROJECTION West Africa […]
Padre’s Corner
Cancelling debts and forgiving others By Padre Capt Glen Eagleson, Fleet Chaplain Debt. I think we all know what it is like to be in debt; a mortgage, credit cards, car payment, etc. I am sure SISIP has some great advice about this, but imagine for a moment what it […]
CAF CISM Running camp
What does it take to be a CAF CISM Running athlete? By Lt(N) Michael Bergeron, Note: Twelve members of the CAF CISM Running Team, including Lt(N) Michael Bergeron and Lt(N) Natalia Borszczow of Campus Atlantic and WO Charlene Arsenault of CF H Svcs C(A), recently completed a week-long training camp […]
MV Asterix makes naval history
Making naval history: MV Asterix officially welcomed to Canadian Fleet Atlantic By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff After saying goodbye to multiple vessels in recent years, the Royal Canadian Navy was able to welcome a new one to the fold on March 6, as the AOR ship MV Asterix formally joined […]
Logistics Branch 50th anniversary dive
Army cook takes an ocean dip with Logistic Branch’s 50th anniversary flag By LCol Douglas Martin, Director Public Affairs Planning (Operations) A Canadian Army cook stationed at 19 Wing Comox has made history by being the first to dive to a depth of nearly 60 feet, or about 18 metres […]
Former refugee thrives as RCN officer
Vietnamese refugee gives back as a naval officer By Darlene Blakeley, Senior Editor and Writer, Navy Public Affairs It has been a long and remarkable journey from Vietnamese refugee to Canadian naval officer. LCdr Kim Poirrier, a logistics officer working with the Directorate of Naval Strategy in Ottawa, credits the […]
