On Wednesday October 23, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the explosion and fire aboard HMCS Kootenay was commemorated during a ceremony at the Bonaventure Anchor Memorial in Point Pleasant Park. The memorial commemorates sailors who died in service during peacetime, and 46 new names were added to the memorial during […]

Join the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy as they present their annual ‘Til We Meet Again concert on November 9 at the Central Branch of the Halifax Public Library. The event will take place at 2 p.m. in the Paul O’Regan Hall on the ground floor of the […]

CPO2 Malcolm Cox is promoted to his current rank by Cdr Annick Fortin, NFS(P) Cmdt, and LCdr Kevin Laycraft, NFS(P) CSE Div Cdr.

HMCS Halifax, Flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, conducts replenishment at sea approaches with ESP Blas de Lezo (left) and TCG Giresun (right) during Op REASSURANCE in October 2019.

MS Mathieu Allard-Audet, a Marine Technician, responds to engineering emergency drills on board HMCS Halifax during Op REASSURANCE in October 2019.

During their NDWCC 2019 kick-off event held on October 3, teams of 12 Wing Shearwater personnel compete in a fire truck pull.

Base Commander Capt(N) David Mazur and local Defence Team members met with Sparky the Fire Dog after a fire drill at Base headquarters on October 7 to kick off Fire Prevention Week, which ran October 6-12. This year’s theme, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape, Plan and Practice Your Escape” […]

Friday September 27 was Family Day at 12 Wing Shearwater and the fun ranged from inflatables amusements, to Cyclone flights, to chances for kids to see the vehicles and equipment that mom or dad use on the job.

Members from across Formation Halifax, around the country, and deployed abroad all participated in the annual Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day on September 20. The day kicked off with a morning run through HMC Dockyard before participants split up for activities like yoga, dodgeball, badminton, floor hockey, and more Sports […]

On September 21, Base Logistics (BLog) TEME members and volunteers contributed to this year’s Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Nova Scotia.  From right to left:  back row; MWO Joiner, AVR Jackson, Sgt Pinsent, Cpl Russell, Robert Hawley (civ), and WO Porter. Front row: Cdr Chalmers, MCpl Jenny Saltzman, Cpl Motty, […]