“The entire team did Canada proud”: Two ships welcomed home from Op Reassurance By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Family and friends were in a celebratory mood as they streamed down to Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard on the morning of July 15 — they were looking forward to welcoming their loved […]
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Next RCN Mentorship Program session to discuss culture / La prochaine séance du Programme de mentorat de la MRC portera sur la culture
Next RCN Mentorship Program session to discuss culture By RCN, Mark your calendars to attend the next session of the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Mentorship Program. Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann from Chief, Professional Conduct and Culture will discuss culture. Sailors – Regular and Reserve Force – at all ranks […]
Tattoo pays tribute to No. 2 Construction Battalion
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo pays tribute to No. 2 Construction Battalion By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff After the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled live performances for the past two years, the 2022 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo roared back to life with an exciting show at the Scotiabank Centre from June […]
Operation Backpack is back / Opération sac à dos est de retour
Operation Backpack is back By Halifax & Region MFRC The H&R MFRC is collaborating with members of HMCS Goose Bay, HMCS Harry DeWolf, HMCS Margaret Brooke, and HMCS Max Bernays to gather donations of backpacks and school supplies. These donations will be given to children and youth in several Arctic […]
New Brunswick Naval Memorial unveiled after years of work
New Brunswick Naval Memorial Unveiled after years of work By LCdr Paul Pendergast The New Brunswick Naval Memorial was officially unveiled in Saint John, New Brunswick on Friday, June 24, causing a loud cheer to erupt from the crowd, who had waited a long time for this moment. HMCS Brunswicker, […]
CFB Halifax Update from the Base Commander / Mise à jour du commandant de la base de la BFC Halifax
CFB Halifax Update from the Base Commander July 15, 2022 To the local Defence community, First, I would like to welcome all personnel – as well as their families – newly posted to and employed at CFB Halifax. I wish you an enjoyable start to this new professional chapter. For […]
New position focuses on respectful relationship building / Un nouveau poste se concentre sur l’établissement de relations respectueuses
New position focuses on respectful relationship building By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As part of their mandate, the crews of each of the new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) will work to build respectful relationships with Indigenous communities in Canada’s North. Working towards that goal, and to promote a greater […]
Futsal soccer training sessions / L’entraînement de football futsal a commencé
Futsal soccer training sessions By Trident Staff Members of the CFB Halifax men’s and women’s base soccer teams have begun hosting futsal training sessions on Tuesday evenings for interested members of the greater CFB Halifax community. The intent of these sessions is to foster a strong community of soccer players […]
Capt(N) Williams’ Farewell Message to the CFB Halifax Community / Message d’adieu du Capv Williams à l’équipe de la BFC Halifax
Capt(N) Williams’ Farewell Message to the CFB Halifax Community July 11, 2022 Dear CFB Halifax, As I enter my final days as Base Commander, I would like to start by saying THANK YOU. These two words reflect everything my time in this position has come to represent: a profound sense […]
Kingston-class ships head to Operation Reassurance / Les navires de la classe Kingston déploient l’opération Reassurance
Kingston-class ships head to Operation Reassurance By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When HMCS Kingston and HMCS Summerside left Halifax on Sunday, June 26, their departure marked a milestone for the Royal Canadian Navy, as the first deployment on Operation Reassurance for Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDV). Both ships are […]