The future of health and fitness at CFB Halifax: What you need to know By CFB Halifax, In late May of this year, it was announced that CFB Halifax’s Stadacona Fitness, Sports and Recreation Centre (STADPLEX) will permanently close its doors by October 31, 2018. The facility has stood for […]
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NTOGs train aboard HMCS Ville de Québec
Members of HMCS Ville de Québec’s Naval Tactical Operations Group train during Op REASSURANCE. The ship’s mid-deployment rest and maintenance period concluded on October 6.
Craig Blake Fitness Challenge
Racers push through mud and rain at PO2 Craig Blake Memorial Fitness Challenge By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff It was a cold, wet and very muddy morning at MacDonald Beach in Shearwater, but that didn’t stop more than 150 athletes from showing up and pushing their limits at the 2018 […]
NDWCC 2018 kickoff
MARLANT kicks off 2018 NDWCC with food trucks, axe throwing By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Like most Canadians, Cdr Michelle Tessier has dealt with serious illness touching her family. Her father received a life-saving kidney transplant 15 years ago, and thanks to his team of doctors and the support received […]
Reunion at sea for former Protecteur sailors
Former sailors from HMCS Protecteur engine room fire reunite at sea with USS Michael Murphy By PO1 Nicolas Major, NRU Asterix Senior Naval Communicator After a catastrophic engine room fire on board HMCS Protecteur left her adrift and without power on February 27, 2014, USS Michael Murphy was first on […]
Halifax Connects
Military cooks LS Joseph Blackburn and Cpl Vicky Thibodeau plate meals at Citadel High on September 6 during Halifax Connects, an annual initiative in the city that sees more than 200 volunteers and 30 plus community organizations provide free products, services and information to community members experiencing or at risk […]
HMCS Calgary new mission patch
HMCS Calgary mission patch part of new wave for RCN By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff Sailors, soldiers and aviators aboard HMCS Calgary are proudly displaying their new mission patch during the Operation Projection deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. Used for decades by Canada’s Army and RCAF, mission patches are […]
U.S., Canada wrap up bilateral ops
U.S., Canada wrap up bilateral maritime operations By USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs, The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) and the Royal Canadian Navy concluded three days of bilateral operations in the North Atlantic on September 12. The multi-day event, under the direction of […]
100 Days of…Better Health
100 Days of…Better Health By Derrick Enslow, Acting Manager, PSP Health Promotion We are well into the final quarter of 2018, meaning it is time both to reflect back and look forward. In 2018, Health Promotion was busy implementing the 100 Days of Health challenge with over 320 participants across […]
12 Wing commemorates Battle of Britain
12 Wing Shearwater commemorates the Battle of Britain by hosting a Ceremony on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia. Halifax regional Municipality’s Mayor Mike Savage (centre) was among the dignitaries present who laid a wreath. This year marks the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
