CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
CTF 150 reaches the halfway mark By Lt(N) Tony Wright, CTF 150 Public Affairs Officer The present rotation of Combined Task Force 150, led by Australia and supported by Canada and New Zealand, reached its half way point on 22 January 2020. With nine weeks since assuming command and nine […]
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Interested in becoming a Ship’s Team Diver? Courses in 2020 will run from March 30 – May 11, from August 24 – October 2, and from October 19 – November 27. Prerequisites include request forms through your Chain of Command, successful Force Evaluation completion, dive dental screening, and an initial […]
On January 23-24, 2020, the Dockyard Firefighters hockey team, The Skylarkers, competed in the Ray Kline Memorial Hockey Tournament, an annual event held in memory of the late Halifax Firefighter. Funds raised from the tournament go towards PTSD. The Skylarkers finished the tournament with a 4-0-1 record, clinching the title […]
Sailor of the Quarter praised for engineering skills By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff LS Mike Gallant has taken a long path to his current role as a MARTECH with Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic). He first joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a teenager in the 1970s – he spent time […]
RCN sports history: Tug-of-war at HMCS Cornwallis By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff It may not be as common an activity in the modern day, but tug-of-war battles have been a naval tradition for well over a century, with Royal Navy inter-service competitions taking place as far back as 1896. In […]
New working group to address workplace conflict and harassment By Simone Dowhanik, MARLANT Safety & Environment The RCN knows that a respectful and open work environment is important for everyone to do their job well. With this in mind, our bicoastal Navy communities at MARLANT (Halifax) and MARPAC (Esquimalt) have […]
Menstrual hygiene product donations sought from local Defence Team members By PO1 Kasia Danigier CFB Halifax, in cooperation with the Defence Women’s Advisory Organization (DWAO) Halifax, will be collecting menstrual hygiene product donations from members of the local Defence community from February 14 until March 11 to help combat “period […]
HMCS Fredericton latest ship to deploy to Op REASSURANCE By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The next chapter in the Royal Canadian Navy’s ongoing commitment to Operation REASSURANCE got started on January 20 at HMC Dockyard, with HMCS Fredericton departing Halifax for a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean. Fredericton’s deployment marks […]
The Naval Museum of Halifax held a launch event for its newest exhibit, titled North of 60, on January 16. The exhibit explores the history of RCN and Government of Canada operations in the Arctic, with ship models, artifacts, photos, documents and more. Members of the public, veterans, Formation leadership, […]
