HMCS Harry DeWolf trades ice-breaking for warm weather trials By Darlene Blakeley, RCN PA The temperature was a little different this time around. After a month of conducting cold weather and ice trials off the coasts of Northern Labrador and Nunavut earlier this year, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry […]
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RCN ships attend tri-city memorial ceremony ahead of NATO exercise in Baltic
By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Two Royal Canadian Navy warships were in Londonderry on May 15 for a special ceremony to mark the 76th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, having travelled to Northern Ireland following the same convoy route used by many of the ships that served during […]
SNMG1 trains alongside UK’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group
SNMG1 trains alongside UK’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group By LCdr Mark Fifield, SNMG1 PAO Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) Ships HDMS Absalon and HMCS Halifax recently concluded their successful participation in exercise Joint Warrior 21-1 (JW21-1) off the coast of Scotland on May 14, 2021. Joint Warrior is […]
Construction underway on fifth AOPS
Staff at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Assembly Hall cut the first steel for the RCN’s fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, on May 20. Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette was a Canadian-born naval officer who served during the War of 1812.
Marking World No Tobacco Day
By PSP Health Promotion The World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day almost 35 years ago to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. There is no better time than now to revisit the importance of quitting smoking and the added […]
Volume 55, Issue 11, May 31, 2021
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Reducing our carbon footprint at CFB Halifax
Reducing our carbon footprint at CFB Halifax By Elizabeth Sharpe, CFB Halifax PA Intern Technology is constantly evolving to adapt to our ever-changing needs as a society, and green technology – meant to reduce human impact on the environment – is a great example of one of these adaptive technologies. […]
Ball hockey in Portsmouth
Members of HMCS Summerside enjoy a game of ball hockey while alongside in Portsmouth, UK ahead of exercises in the Baltic. Though COVID-19 restrictions mean deployed sailors currently have few chances to get off ship, staff work hard to create safe opportunities for fitness and recreation.
Learning and sharing a part of Indigenous Awareness Week
Reflecting on the importance of connection and the tradition of the Eagle Staff By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff While in-person gatherings are not possible for this year’s Indigenous Awareness Week, PO1 Katerina Stewart plans to look for ways to celebrate and connect with other Indigenous members virtually. “I like to […]
Padre’s Corner: Life in lockdown
Padre’s Corner: Life in lockdown By Padre Lt(N) Tim Parker Base Chaplain, ‘They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.’ -Leviticus 13.46 Before COVID-19, we lived a very full way of life, and now we are struggling to adapt to a more deprived way of life. Constant quarantine, […]