On October 2, CFB Halifax members volunteered their time to build a greenhouse at East Preston Daycare. This activity provided the daycare with valued volunteer assistance while allowing our members to develop a deeper understanding of one of the incredible non-profit organizations that support our local communities. Children attending East […]
Other News
Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 2020 wraps up
Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 2020 wraps up By Trident Staff, Taking place for two weeks off the coast of northwest Scotland, the UK-led Exercise JOINT WARRIOR involved 11 nations, 81 aircraft, 28 ships and two submarines, with a total of more than 6,000 personnel taking part. The Canadian contingent included HMC […]
HMCS Windsor prepares for return to sea
HMCS Windsor prepares for return to sea By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Excitement is building among Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Windsor’s crew as the submarine wraps up the last phase of its Transitional Docking Work Period (TDWP) and gets set to sail for the first time in two years. “The closer […]
Divers mark 10 years since losing PO2 Craig Blake
Divers remember PO2 Craig Blake at Fitness Challenge By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff This past May marked 10 years since PO2 Craig Blake, an RCN clearance diver, was killed in Afghanistan, but his memory lives on at his former unit and with the many sailors who called him a friend, […]
Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 2020
HMCS Halifax (centre) and HMCS Ville de Quebec sail into position to conduct a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with MV Asterix (left) while HDMS Niels Juel (Danish Frigate F 363) (right) keeps vigilant guard in the background during Exercise JOINT WARRIOR on October 6, 2020.
A sailor’s extraordinary Arctic experience
A sailor’s extraordinary Arctic experience By Lt Michel Thomassin, Public Affairs Officer This year, HMCS Ville de Québec took part in Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK 2020 in Canada’s North: a first for Weapons Engineering Technician PO1 Matthew Pitman. “This deployment was special because even though we were still in Canada, you really […]
Stadacona Band honoured at Government House
Government House recognizes Stadacona Band’s 80th anniversary By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff As the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy continues to celebrate their 80th anniversary year, current and former members of the band were invited to Government House on September 17 for a special presentation in honour of […]
Sailor of the Quarter
Sailor of the Quarter credited for Op REASSURANCE work By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff When HMCS Fredericton was preparing for its Operation REASSURANCE deployment in late 2019, S1 Ethan Hann, a MARTECH onboard the ship, was playing a key role. He was credited with ensuring Fredericton left Halifax with a […]
Volume 54, Issue 20, October 05, 2020
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Base hosts busy blood donor clinic
So many Defence Team members donated blood in support of our communities on September 18 that our latest Canadian Blood Services clinic, which took place at Stadacona’s CF Health Services Centre (Atlantic), reached 120 percent of its donation targets. Bravo Zulu to our local Defence community, volunteers and healthcare practitioners […]
