Canada has continued to provide humanitarian aid, medical assistance, engineering support, and logistical coordination in support of the massive effort to help Haitians rebuild their lives. More assistance is on its way, with our forces concentrating on a geographic area where we can have the most strategic effect...

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The Royal Canadian Mint has chosen the Navy Centennial as the theme of its 2010 silver dollar. The coin displays the image of HMCS Sackville, one of 122 Flower-class corvettes in operation by the end of the Second World War, when Canada boasted the third...

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In spite of the catastrophic earthquake which struck Haiti, the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, former United States president Bill Clinton, expressed confidence that the impoverished Caribbean nation can still secure a brighter future. One-third of Haiti’s nine million strong population is believed to have been affected by the 7.0...

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A play honouring Nova Scotia sailor and Victoria Cross recipient William Hall will have its national premiere at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on Sunday, February 7, 2010. William Hall, VC is written and directed by Anthony Sherwood, who also will play the role of William Hall, the first black man and the first Nova Scotian to receive the Commonwealth's...

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This year’s Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign, (GCWCC) was a tremendous success, due chiefly to your overwhelming support.  To all of the members of JTFA, thank you for supporting the fundraising special event activities, days of caring outreach, and donation drives.

Through your kindness and compassion we have exceeded our goal and have collected an amazing $611,419.23.  These monies will...

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During an informal ceremony on December 16 in the junior ranks mess onboard HMCS Ville de Québec, a cheque for $10,635 was presented to Kelly Grenier, MARLANT’S GCWCC account development officer. The cheque represented the results of several GCWCC fundraising projects held by the ship’s company....

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Vancouver harbour is quickly transforming for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. One of three vessels, contracted to house security personnel for the next two months, is now berthed at Ballantyne Pier. Part of the landscape also includes a massive floating barrier that will encircle the...

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Military life presents unique challenges to the families within the CF community. Created in 1999 by members of Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and Matthew’s parents Joanne and Wayne Burke, the Ronald Matthew Burke Fund Society provides immediate support to military and civilian families in need of assistance due to a natural disaster or sudden catastrophe. The fund helps children with critical needs for medical treatment and is a short-term intervention to relieve suffering and protect the family unit in crisis...

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Two Nova Scotia students have received CNC bursaries presented by the Royal Canadian Naval Benevolent Fund (RCNBF).

RAdm (ret’d) Barry Keeler presented the awards during an informal ceremony held at Royal Artillery Park on Monday, December 14, 2009.

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Students of two north end Halifax schools received a special Christmas dinner as part of a military community outreach program. On December 16, LS Lake and Cpl Jesso spent the morning teaching 20 students from Ecole St-Catharine how to decorate Yule logs. The festively decorated Yule logs were the dessert for the school’s Christmas dinner held at noon that day. The traditional...

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CF members in Afghanistan and Somalia received letters on Christmas Day from approximately 300 students from Brooklyn Elementary School in Hants County. This is part of an ongoing initiative by the school and one of the school’s military families to engage students in thinking about the personal significance of the CF.

Last year the school’s student body collected 20 garbage bags full of mittens in a campaign called Mittens Across Miles, led by Cpl...

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CFNES has made the decision to strengthen the bond with HMCS Sackville and the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust (CNMT) by encouraging CFNES classes to tour the ship as part of their training. CFNES routinely sends PATs (personnel awaiting training) to work onboard Sackville...

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The CF provides academic reimbursement to its members through the CF Continuing Education Program (CFCEP). If you have a desire to complete a high school diploma, upgrade or obtain GED certification, pursue professional/technical credentials, college education or a university degree, this is possible through the Education Reimbursement Programme. Complete details of the eligibility requirements and benefits available can be viewed by visiting the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) website: www.cda.forces.gc.ca....

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In celebration of the Canadian Navy Centennial (CNC), The Naval Officers Association of Canada (NOAC) in conjunction with the CNC Committee, has organized a contest for Canadian students in grades 9 to 12.

By creating a national essay, poem or piece of art and entering it in the contest, each student entrant has the chance to win a bursary and to be a guest at one of the Fleet Reviews to be held in Halifax and in Esquimalt in the summer of 2010.

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Constant, rapid change has become a permanent part of our world. In order to effectively manage this change, we must have a response that equals that change. We must build a habit of constantly reinventing or changing ourselves to prevent our knowledge, skills, and beliefs from becoming obsolete. Regardless of our position in the organizational chart, we have the ability to maximize our development and display leadership (influence). I will discuss three strategies on how to do this....

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Armoured engineers have one of the most important roles in Afghanistan today. They are combat engineers who have been trained to use the armoured engineer vehicle (AEV), also known as the Badger. Although it is a piece of equipment with many years of service, the Badger is one of the most important assets currently in theatre....

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Sailors won’t have to roll up their sleeves anymore when they’re digging deep into their work.

They are now being issued five black T-shirts as part of their naval combat dress (NCD)....

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The list of exciting career opportunities in the CF grew by one this January 1 with the stand-up of the new CBRN Operator occupation.

CBRN operators will be employed with the Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) based in Trenton. based in Trenton....

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Students from the Naval Communicators QL6B CISN Manager course Session 0007 graduated on December 11, 2009 from CFNOS Halifax after commencing training on October 20, 2009. The aim of the course is to provide Naval Communicators with the skills and knowledge required to perform duties as Communications, Information...

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As I sit to write this, the Halifax and the Athabaskan are preparing to leave for Haiti to offer supplies and aid for the victims of the earthquake.  The pictures coming out of that devastated country are hard to watch, and even more difficult to comprehend.  One news report stated that about 18 per cent of the structures have been left standing.   That means that 82 per cent of the homes, businesses, schools, hospitals, and other buildings have been damaged or destroyed.  For most of us, that is simply...

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MS Quinton Combdon and his wife are turning to their military family for help sending their son to the U.S. for life-saving medical treatment.

Diagnosed with a rare gastro intestinal disease at birth, six-year-old Ashton Combdon has lead a life far different from other kids his age....

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