Innovation in the spotlight at DEFSEC Atlantic 2019 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff As the second largest defence trade show of its kind in Canada, the Canadian Defence Security and Aerospace Exhibition (DEFSEC) Atlantic plays host to a variety of small and medium-sized businesses each year – many hoping to […]
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Mooseheads DND night coming up
Halifax Mooseheads Annual DND Appreciation Hockey Game set to go By CFB Halifax Public Affairs The Halifax Mooseheads will be battling the Drummondville Voltigeurs during the annual DND Appreciation Hockey Night at the Scotiabank Centre, Friday Nov 8. The Halifax Mooseheads have a special connection with the Defence Team here […]
Tribute Tower gets LEED certification
Tribute Tower receives LEED Silver certification By CFB Halifax PA Clive Orford, Directorate, Real Property Project Development – Navy Cell, presents CFB Halifax Base Commander Capt(N) David Mazur with a LEED Silver plaque at CFB Halifax Stadacona Tribute Tower on September 25. The Tribute Tower facility, which opened in December […]
Canadian Leaders at Sea
A touch of CLaS in HMCS Calgary By Lt Chelsea Dubeau, MARPAC Public Affairs It isn’t every day that civilians are afforded the opportunity to see inside a warship, let alone sail with its crew and basically have the run of the place. Yet that’s exactly what happened from September 14-18, […]
Naval Cadets enjoy USN exchange
Naval Cadets enjoy USN exchange By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff A group of Naval Cadets gave glowing reviews about their recent summer job placements aboard the United States Navy (USN) vessel USS Spruance. The six junior sailors are enrolled in the CAF Regular Officer Training Program (ROTP). They recently […]
Padre’s Corner
Back to school… fixing priorities By Capt RG Davis, 12 Wing Chaplain So by now we are back in the swing of things, the kids are back to school, Dorian is past and we are into fall already. Hopefully all of you have had a good summer – very full […]
Visit highlights Canada-UK partnership
Visit highlights strong Canada-UK partnership By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff With the Royal Navy’s newest class of warship visiting Halifax, and RN sailors taking part in Exercise CUTLASS FURY at the same time, the Commander of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group says it’s clear that Canada and the United Kingdom […]
50 years since HMCS Kootenay tragedy
HMCS Kootenay survivors to mark 50 years since tragic explosion By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Nine sailors lost their lives when the starboard gearbox exploded in HMCS Kootenay on October 23, 1969, and LS(Ret’d) Bryan Galletly was nearly one of them. The Restigouche-class destroyer sailed from the English Channel and […]
NDWCC Campaign Director’s message
A message from this year’s 2019 NDWCC Campaign Director, Halifax region By Cdr Beth Vallis, 2019 NDWCC Campaign Director Halifax Region As Campaign Director for the 2019 National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) in the Halifax region, I am responsible for connecting with Defence Team members, fostering engagement, and communicating […]
STADPLEX demolition update
STADPLEX demolition update By CFB Halifax PA Stadacona gym (STADPLEX) exterior demolition work began at the end of September, with expected completion at the end of December. Members working near or transiting in the vicinity of the work site should expect increased noise levels and dust for the duration of […]