By LGen W.D Eyre, Acting Chief of the Defence Staff To the members of the Canadian Armed Forces:  ACTING CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF FOCUS AREAS  Having just passed the one year milestone of being in a pandemic, we continue to live in a dynamic and unpredictable environment and recent […]

Ahead of the game: Soldier On hosts sledge hockey camp By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Before strapping himself into a sled and pushing out on the ice to learn the basics of para hockey, Junior Gosse had only ever seen the sport played on television. “I used to play hockey […]

Canadian Forces Base Halifax: Base Openings, Delayed Openings and Closures Base des Forces canadiennes Halifax : Ouverture, ouverture retardée et fermeture de la base Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Foire aux questions (FAQ) CFB Halifax Storm Lines (902-721-8325 / 902-706-7830) 12 Wing Shearwater Storm Line (902-720-1305) *Le texte français suit. Where can I […]

By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff How do you continue to honour veterans and their stories from the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War, while broadening the lens on Remembrance Day and other commemorative events to include the experiences of all veterans, expanding beyond traditional anniversaries and battles? […]

MS Remi Ducharme named RCN’s 2020 Exceptional Sailor and Centennial Cup recipient By RCN Public Affairs, Master Sailor (MS) Remi Ducharme, currently serving onboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Kingston, has been named the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) 2020 Exceptional Sailor and Centennial Cup recipient.  His nomination letter states that […]

Hello CFB Halifax, I write this message to you all as the Champion of our MARLANT Defence Visible Minority Advisory Group (DVMAG). That being said, I fully acknowledge that I am not a member of a visible minority community, and therefore cannot speak about issues of race, discrimination and other […]

By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Although a pandemic wasn’t on their mind at the time, leadership at HMCS Brunswicker employed new technology in the summer of 2019 that ended up putting the unit in an ideal position to deal with COVID-19 restrictions.  The Naval Reserve Division in Saint John, New […]

How Lt(N) Taylor chose a naval career and learned to take on a leadership role By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Growing up in southern Ontario, Lt(N) Adelaide Taylor knew two things for certain about her future plans: she had a yen for adventure and she wanted a secure career. Now, […]

March is Nutrition Month By PSP Health Promotion Services, Each year, Nutrition Month is recognized in March. Your Health Promotion Team makes nutrition a top priority, focusing on education, resource development and local initiatives, to further your knowledge on the importance of nutrition and your health. To start off a […]

Combined Task Force 150: The Anatomy of a Drug Bust  By Lt(N) Melissa Kia, CTF 150 Public Affairs Officer The breaking sun languishes off a bleary horizon in the Northern Arabian Sea on a strip of ocean known as the “Hash Highway” as a suspicious vessel plods its way south […]