Halifax Mariners return to the ice at Vince Ryan Memorial Hockey Tournament By Capt Dawn Macauley, The last Canadian Armed Forces Women’s Hockey National Championship game was played on March 13, 2020; just as the COVID-19 pandemic was arriving in Canada. This point in history has impacted countless aspects of […]
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Padre’s Corner: Looking Forward as We Commemorate the Past
Padre’s Corner: Looking Forward as We Commemorate the Past By Padre Capt (Rabbi Dr) Noteh Glogauer, Fleet Chaplain Every year, the first Sunday in May is set aside to commemorate the sacrifice of those who served in the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Canadian Merchant […]
Future HMCS Max Bernays badge unveiled
Future HMCS Max Bernays badge unveiled By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff The unveiling of a ship’s badge is an important step in the timeline of that vessel — for the future HMCS Max Bernays it also marks a milestone in the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) program. “This is an […]
Unique fundraiser celebrates Indigenous peoples / Une collecte de fonds unique pour célébrer les peuples autochtones
Unique fundraiser celebrates Indigenous peoples By Peter Mallet, The Lookout A naval officer has launched a unique fundraiser that educates participants from around the world about Canadian Indigenous issues, culture, and art. Lt(N) Kassandra O’Rourke and their wife Eleni O’Rourke founded Tortoise Tasks last year through their charitable small business […]
Looking back as HMCS Scotian gets set to celebrate 75 years
Looking back as HMCS Scotian gets set to celebrate 75 years By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Between nearly being housed at a former British military prison site to narrowly avoiding being decommissioned during government cutbacks in 1964, as HMCS Scotian gets ready to celebrate its 75th year, there are plenty […]
On the mark: CFB Halifax Archery Club restarts
On the mark: CFB Halifax Archery Club restarts By Joanie Veitch, Trident News After a hiatus of more than eight years, the CFB Halifax Archery Club is back on the shooting range. Officially starting up again on April 1, the recently re-formed club has been running trial shoots over the […]
Cancelled: 2022 CAF Sports Awards Ceremony / Annulé: Cérémonie du mérite sportif des FAC
Cancelled: 2022 CAF Sports Awards Ceremony By Canadian Armed Forces Sports In 2020 and 2021, due to the pandemic, a virtual CAF Sports Awards Ceremony was developed to celebrate and recognize the 2019 and 2020 accomplishments. However, as we have not been in a position to resume sports, there will […]
Stadacona Band launches new Celtic ensemble / la Musique Stadacona lance un nouvel ensemble celtique
Hitting all the right notes: Stadacona Band launches new Celtic ensemble By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When the Stadacona Band posted a video clip of the newly formed Celtic ensemble playing an Irish folk tune on the band’s Facebook page recently, it generated a bit of buzz, racking up more […]
Stadacona Band celebrates spring with Maritime Conservatory
Stadacona Band celebrates spring with Maritime Conservatory By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy is welcoming spring in a joint chamber music concert with the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts. The concert will feature members of the Stadacona Band, students from the Conservatory and […]
Halifax Mooseheads set to host first DND Appreciation Night since 2019
Halifax Mooseheads set to host first DND Appreciation Night since 2019 By Trident Staff It was November 8, 2019 when the Halifax Mooseheads were last able to host DND Appreciation Night, battling the Drummondville Voltigeurs in front of thousands at the Scotiabank Centre. The Defence community was on full display […]