CANEX Gives Back Recognition Event! By Sarah-Jean Mannette, H&R MFRC Recently, the Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre (H&R MFRC) and PSP Community Recreation hosted the 2021 CANEX Gives Back Recognition Event. Held at Glow Halifax, it was the first time in two years that this event, supported by […]

A view into the past: Corvette porthole donated to Naval Museum of Halifax By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff A porthole from the wreck of HMCS Trentonian, the last corvette lost in the Battle of the Atlantic, was presented to the Naval Museum of Halifax on December 8. Author and naval […]

Harry DeWolf exchange: Once-in-a-lifetime experience for U.S. junior officer By RCN, Now that Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf finished its historic circumnavigation of North America on December 16, 2021, one member of the crew is heading home with a duffle bag full of memories and one-of-a-kind experiences.  United […]

HMCS Harry DeWolf crew wraps up first successful AOPS deployment By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff After more than four months away from home taking part in Operations NANOOK and CARIBBE, the ship’s company of HMCS Harry DeWolf arrived back in Halifax on December 16 with a lot to celebrate. They […]

A Holiday Message from the CFB Halifax Base Commander Greetings, CFB Halifax. It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is upon us already! Looking back at 2021, we’ve had quite a year. Our Defence community (and indeed all Canadians and citizens across the globe) have been managing our personal […]

Menorah lighting ceremony at 12 Wing Shearwater By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff A small group of people gathered at 12 Wing Shearwater to take part in the lighting of the menorah on December 1, the fourth night of Hanukkah. A ceremony celebrating the Jewish “festival of lights” was also held […]

New large tug boats honour Canada’s maritime history By RCN, The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) announced on December 9 that the names of its new fleet of large tug boats will pay homage to Canada’s extensive maritime history. “I am pleased today to announce the names of the Royal Canadian […]

Units work together to help clean up Roach Cove By Lt(N) Romard, Base Operations, CFB Halifax At Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, we pride ourselves in being good neighbours to our local community and are also committed to being good stewards of the environment. This past summer, a local environmental […]

FDU(A) clears the way Clearance divers help remove cannonballs from Fortress of Louisbourg after cleaning up sunken Second World War wrecks By Joanie Veitch, Trident News Clearance divers from Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) (FDU(A)) got to dive into a piece of Nova Scotia history as they transported more than 100 […]