history & heritage Archives

References: A. Canadian Forces Heritage Publication “The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces Volume 2, Part 1, Extant Commissioned Ships”

City’s Saviours: The Military Response to the Halifax Explosion

(Editor’s note: The following is the talk on the subject given by Colonel John Boileau, Canadian Army (retired), to members

On 20 July 2017, the Motor Vessel (MV) Asterix was ‘unveiled’ at an event similar to that of a ceremony

A message form Inspector Dan Tanner, RCMP (retired) and President of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. This

Reference: Canadian Warship Names, David J Freeman, 2000 Warships are major symbols of statehood. A warship in commission can be

The first weekend of May each year, Canada remembers those who served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Royal

A “ship sponsor” is a representative of the authority who ordered the building of the ship, and is a tradition

On April 2, 2017, the Dalhousie Undergraduate History Society1 invited Honorary Colonel John Boileau2 to give a lecture entitled Canada