A look back at NDWCC 2021 By Himaly Fernando, 2021 MARLANT NDWCC Communications & Events Officer In early October 2021, as COVID-19 restrictions eased and our ability to safely gather once more became possible, our local Defence Team came together in support of the National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC).  […]

Padre’s Corner: No peace unless we make it By Padre Lt(N) Charles Irish, Base Chaplain The last few weeks and months have seen remarkable events. We have seen protests and blockades, division and recrimination, arguments between people who seem to live in different worlds because they cannot agree even on […]

HMCS Halifax departs as second ship to join Operation Reassurance By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As the crew of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax readied for their mission to join Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) in northern Europe, Commander Dale St. Croix said he and the crew felt […]

Healthy sloppy joes to mark Nutrition Month By PSP Health Promotion Halifax March is Nutrition Month and this year dietitians across Canada are coming together to help ensure your future is healthy. The theme this year is “Unlock the Potential of Food: Ingredients for a Healthier Tomorrow”. The campaign focuses […]

Challenging Traditions: New museum exhibit focuses on women in the RCN  By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff The changing role of women in the Royal Canadian Navy takes centre stage in a new exhibit that opened on March 8th — International Women’s Day — at the Naval Museum of Halifax. While […]

             Local Defence Team, Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), I write this message to you in my capacity as the Champion of our MARLANT Defence Visible Minorities Advisory Group (DVMAG). Each year on March 21, IDERD is observed globally to acknowledge the ongoing […]

Padre’s Corner: Look up! By Padre (Capt) Brenda Zwicker, Fleet Chaplain There has been a lot of interesting discussion lately around the new Netflix-produced film “Don’t Look Up.” One article I read called it a parable of our distracted society. I found the movie entertaining while I watched, but then […]

The best of both worlds: Life as a naval reservist with HMCS Scotian By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When CPO1 (ret’d) David Hutt joined the naval reserves in 1975, he thought it would just be for the summer. He ended up staying for 40 years and was coxswain of HMCS […]

Outgoing Asterix CO felt right at home on supply ship By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff A successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) requires planning, precision and plenty of prior practice. And although there’s always inherent risk involved in the operation, LCdr Amanda Jayne sees a measure of grace and poetry in the maneuver […]