White Ensign Legion

09/14/2026

09/13/2026

Bingo is back! September 22nd 6-8pm. Come early to get your cards! 5519 Almon Street Halifax

09/12/2026

09/09/2026

Calling all educators! Free student learning resources for this year’s Veterans’ Week are now available and can be ordered in print and accessed online.

Be sure to add the ‘Don't Forget to Remember’ activity to your plans this fall. Encourage your students to turn the words “Lest we forget” into action by creating a sticky note poppy built with messages of remembrance.

Order your free bilingual resources while supplies last at https://ow.ly/utTA50ZKZEV

09/09/2026

📣A message from the 2026 Halifax Region National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) Champion:
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“Local Defence Team,

Welcome to the 2026 Halifax Region NDWCC!

Our local campaign will run from September 8 to December 11 in collaboration with United Way Maritimes and HealthPartners. The NDWCC offers Defence Team members a direct line to support over 87,000 registered charities, including many organizations with strong ties to Canada’s military and veteran populations.

This year’s national campaign slogan, Together, Building Stronger Communities!, serves as a reminder that our collective contributions can create meaningful change. Military and civilian Defence Team members–including our colleagues at the Canadian Coast Guard–are encouraged to get involved in this year’s Halifax region campaign by volunteering, canvassing, donating through ePledge (https://www.uwceo.ca/gcwcc), organizing events, attending NDWCC activities, or learning about local and Canadian charities that support the health and wellbeing of our communities. Each individual contribution makes a difference.

Throughout the campaign, our canvassers will visit units across CFB Halifax and the larger Formation to answer questions, help you navigate the ePledge process, or identify other ways to participate in this year’s campaign. All 2026 Halifax region NDWCC information will also be available on the Trident Newspaper NDWCC website (https://tridentnewspaper.com/ndwcc) and will be updated as the campaign progresses. If you’re interested in getting involved in the campaign as a canvasser or in another capacity, please email [email protected] or contact your NDWCC Unit Coordinator (https://tridentnewspaper.com/ndwcc/coordination-team-equipe-de-coordination/).

‼️📆Be sure to save the dates for our official NDWCC kick-off BBQ on September 17 outside the Base Logistics main warehouse (building D206 – rain date: September 22), the NDWCC Golf Tournament on September 28, Bring Your Dog to Work Day on October 28, and our NDWCC Travel Party on November 25. More events will be added as the campaign progresses. Monitor our campaign website, the MARLANT splash page, CFB Halifax social media channels, and weekly NDWCC Base-wide emails for upcoming event details.

Thank you in advance for your contributions to this year’s campaign.”

Captain(N) Annick Fortin
Commander, Canadian Forces Base Halifax
2026 Halifax Region NDWCC Champion
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📣Un message de la championne de la Campagne de charité en milieu de travail de la Défense nationale (CCMTDN) 2026 de la région d’Halifax :
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« Équipe de la Défense locale,

Bienvenue à la Campagne de charité en milieu de travail de la Défense nationale (CCMTDN) 2026 de la région d’Halifax!

Notre campagne se déroulera du 8 septembre au 11 décembre, en collaboration avec United Way Maritimes et PartenaireSanté. La CCMTDN permet aux membres de l’Équipe de la Défense de donner directement à plus de 87 000 organismes de bienfaisance enregistrées, dont de nombreux organismes ayant des liens étroits avec les forces militaires et les vétérans canadiens.

Le slogan de la campagne de cette année, Ensemble, bâtissons des collectivités plus fortes!, nous rappelle que nos contributions collectives peuvent entraîner d’importants changements. Nous encourageons les membres de l’Équipe de la Défense, militaires et civils, y compris nos collègues de la Garde côtière canadienne, à participer à la campagne de la région d’Halifax de cette année en faisant du bénévolat, en sollicitant des dons, en faisant un don au moyen de la plateforme de dons en ligne (https://www.uwceo.ca/fr/gcwcc), en organisant des activités, en participant aux activités de la CCMTDN ou en s’informant sur les organismes de bienfaisance locaux et canadiens qui soutiennent la santé et le bien-être de nos communautés. Chaque contribution compte.

Tout au long de la campagne, nos solliciteurs visiteront les unités de la BFC Halifax et de l’ensemble de la Formation pour répondre à vos questions, vous aider à vous orienter dans le processus de don en ligne ou vous indiquer d’autres moyens de participer à la campagne de cette année. Tous les renseignements de la CCMTDN 2026 de la région d’Halifax seront également publiés sur le site Web de la CCMTDN (https://tridentnewspaper.com/fr/ndwcc) du journal Trident et seront mis à jour à mesure que la campagne progresse. Si vous souhaitez participer à la campagne en tant que solliciteur ou dans d’autres fonctions, écrivez à l’adresse suivante : [email protected] ou à votre coordonnateur d’unité de la CCMTDN (https://tridentnewspaper.com/fr/ndwcc/coordination-team-equipe-de-coordination/).

‼️📆N’oubliez pas d’inscrire à votre agenda les dates suivantes : le 17 septembre – barbecue de lancement officiel de la CCMTDN, à l’extérieur de l’entrepôt principal des Services de la logistique de la base (bâtiment D206; date de reprise en cas de pluie : 22 septembre); le 28 septembre – tournoi de golf de la CCMTDN; le 28 octobre – journée « Venez travailler avec votre chien »; le 25 novembre – fête Tirage-Voyage de la CCMTDN. D’autres activités s’ajouteront au fil de la campagne. Surveillez notre site Web de la campagne, la page d’accueil des FMAR(A), les comptes de médias sociaux de la BFC Halifax (Facebook et Instagram), et les courriels hebdomadaires de la CCMTDN envoyés à l’ensemble de la base pour connaître les détails des activités à venir.

Nous vous remercions à l’avance pour votre contribution à la campagne de cette année. »

Capv Annick Fortin
Commandante de la Base des Forces canadiennes Halifax
Championne de la CCMTDN 2026 de la région d’Halifax

09/08/2026

On a single morning in 1917, four Canadian divisions fought together for the first time in history, and by the end of it, a country began to see itself differently.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge began on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917, when all four divisions of the Canadian Corps attacked a heavily fortified German position in northern France, advancing together behind a precisely timed "creeping barrage" of artillery. By April 12, Canadian troops had captured the ridge, taking more ground, prisoners, and enemy guns than any previous British or Canadian offensive of the war, but at a cost of roughly 3,600 dead and over 7,000 wounded in just four days of fighting.

France later granted Canada the land itself in 1922, and sculptor Walter Allward spent eleven years building the towering memorial that stands there today, inscribed with the names of 11,285 Canadians killed in France who have no known grave. The victory is often described as the moment Canada stepped out of Britain's shadow on the world stage, though historians note that meaning was built up gradually in the decades after the battle, more than it was felt by the soldiers fighting that day.

Did you know all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together for the first time at Vimy Ridge?

09/05/2026

Did you know? One duty of the Royal Artillery in Halifax during 1869-1871 was ”marching out” once a week, which often included parading at the Citadel and then a route march around Point Pleasant. Other occasions included opening and closing the Legislature, Sunday church parades, “military spectacles”, firing salutes and firing the Citadel’s noon gun.

09/01/2026

On the far southern tip of Nova Scotia a Fenian Raid Veteran has finally received a grave marker after being in an unmarked grave since 1941.

This beautiful marker is located in Lower East Pubnico, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

No longer forgotten, his marker will be looked after in perpetuity by Veterans Affairs Canada.

One more brought back from obscurity.

Kyle