By CFB Halifax Friday, May 1, 2020 To support our members struggling after this week’s tragic event, the Chapel of Remembrance at the Stadacona Faith Centre and the Shearwater Chapel are reopening their doors effective immediately (weekdays during working hours, from 9 am-12 pm and from 1-4 pm). This will […]

By CFB Halifax Public Affairs, While there may be fewer Defence Team members on Base these days, there’s still lots going on in support of our people, the MARLANT Formation and the Royal Canadian Navy. Here is a service level update graphic for our members, which includes what you need […]

A message from the CFB Halifax Base Commander regarding work arrangements beyond April 30, 2020 By Capt(N) David Mazur, Base Commander, CFB Halifax To our local Defence family: Please note that CFB Halifax will be maintaining core and critical services beyond April 30, 2020, and until further notice, in response […]

By Ariane Guay-Jadah, Base Public Affairs Officer While the majority of the Defence Team has been working remotely since mid-March, when CFB Halifax reverted to core services in response to COVID-19, many members are reporting to the Base to support the delivery of core activities and operations. As we all […]

How to battle the fear                                                                                   By Padre Capt Albert […]

By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff If you ask CPO2 Stan Budden for the secret behind his miraculous weight loss, he is quick to tell. “It really has a lot to do with the old adage: You lose ounces in the gym, but pounds in the kitchen,” he says. A […]

CAF Transition Services: Online resources you can use during (and after) COVID-19 Personnel Selection Officers apply behavioural science knowledge and procedures to evaluate the factors that affect working relationships. They provide professional advice to military commanders, particularly in the areas of recruiting, selection, leadership, performance appraisal and other human resource […]

HMCS Athabaskan: We fight as one By CPO1 (Ret’d) Patrick Devenish, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust This is the first of a two-part series on the 1944 sinking of HMCS Athabaskan In April of 1974, a group of survivors, family and friends of the veteran Second World War Tribal Class destroyer […]