Stadacona temporary fitness facility to be constructed by early fall 2023 Background When the decision was made to close the Stadacona Fitness, Sports and Recreation Centre (STADPLEX) in 2018, Real Property Operations Section Halifax developed a comprehensive infrastructure plan to address the short, medium and long-term needs of our Base […]

Atlantic region runners bring back hardware from CAF nationals By Trident Staff After a hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, the CAF National Running Championships returned for 2022, once again taking place alongside the civilian events at the Tamarack Ottawa Race weekend in Ottawa, with 5K and 10K races happening on […]

Stadacona Band takes base curling titles By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Stadacona Band’s unit office in Windsor Park is just steps away from the CFB Halifax Curling Club, which makes for plenty of chances for band members to pick up the sport or get some quick practice in on […]

2022 Navy Bike Ride – Riding Together as One Navy Strong By RCN The 2022 Navy Bike Ride, presented by BMO is now open for registration! With this year’s slogan of One Navy Strong, we are ready to ride together with cyclists across the country to support our Navy family […]

Halifax Wanderers DND Appreciation Match set for June 4 On Saturday, June 4 at 3 pm, the Halifax Wanderers Football (soccer) Club of the Canadian Premier League will once again be hosting a DND Appreciation Match at the Wanderers Grounds in downtown Halifax when they will take on York United FC. […]

Training for Invictus: Eileen Du Plooy By Trident Staff Eileen Du Plooy is a former Fitness and Sports Instructor with PSP Halifax, and now works as the Regional Coordinator for Soldier On in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. She’s been using her athletic knowledge and training to support serving and retired […]

14 Wing Greenwood wins curling invitational tournament By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Following a tight final game, the team from 14 Wing Greenwood won 7-6 over CFB Halifax’s #2 team in the curling invitational championship, winning both bragging rights and a special trophy to take back to the squadron. The […]

Op Reassurance: Strength in Unity, By Kamma Frederick, Fitness, Sport, and Recreation Supervisor – Op Reassurance, Latvia On the weekend of February 26 and 27, a team of 22 Canadian and 4 Italian athletes from Operation Reassurance Latvia competed in the first annual NATO Cross Country Ski Championship in Otepaa, […]

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 […]

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 […]