RCN sports history: Wrens take the ice in Halifax By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service was in operation during and following the Second World War years, from 1942 to 1946, and saw more than 7,000 women sign up to contribute to the Navy’s war effort. […]

CAF Sports Day held in person and online By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The eighth annual addition of Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day was held across the country on October 22, with military members taking some time away from the workplace to safely participate in a variety of activities, both […]

Helping others in a time of COVID By Lt Nicole Morrison, MARLANT PA Picture this: music is blasting and people are cheering as 147 participants, split into 6 teams, take turns riding stationary bikes as part of ship-wide fundraising bike-a-thon. Their teammates stand next to them, offering encouragement and bottles […]

Mooseheads honour this season’s first Star of the Game participants By CFB Halifax Public Affairs, On October 1, members of the Halifax Mooseheads hockey organization awarded five members of our local Defence Team with special jerseys to kick off their 2020-2021 Canadian Armed Forces Star/Family of the Game program. This […]

Register now for CAF Sports Day By Trident Staff, Despite limitations on indoor activity due to public health restrictions, the eighth edition of Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day is forging ahead, with both live and virtual activities set for October 22. The in-person activities are taking place at Stadacona, at […]

Divers remember PO2 Craig Blake at Fitness Challenge By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff This past May marked 10 years since PO2 Craig Blake, an RCN clearance diver, was killed in Afghanistan, but his memory lives on at his former unit and with the many sailors who called him a friend, […]

PSP sports gurus look to grow online talk show By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff While organized sports was largely on hiatus for four months during the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19, it was still very much top of mind for PSP Halifax’s Isaac Habib and Matt MacKenzie. The duo […]

Online gym booking now available By Trident Staff As personnel continue to gradually return to work, a new tool is available to help facilitate access to the Fitness and Sports Centres at HMC Dockyard and 12 Wing Shearwater. CAF members can now book time slots at the gyms online using […]

By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff When Trina Hall Samson learned that this year’s Navy 10K run would be held as an online Virtual Series, it was a no-brainer to get involved. As mom to a Navy daughter in Halifax and an Army son in Gagetown, she said she loves to […]

RCN sports history: Goodwill between friends By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff After relay-running 140 miles from Crown Point, New York to Montreal in two days, four US Navy and US Marine personnel arrived at Montreal’s Military and Maritime Museum on July 4, 1980. The purpose of the run was to […]