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Community Recreation
Website Services Offered

Local

  • Manages the military community recreational activities and programs

  • Aquatics programs (including Masters swimming)

  • Adult fitness classes

  • Bowling alleys

  • Recreation clubs

  • MacDonald Beach

Contact Information

Bldg. SH-57, Boundary Road
(12 Wing Shearwater)

(902) 720-3463

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family
dnd/npf civilians

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Dispute Resolution Centre (Atlantic)
Website Services Offered

Local

National

  • Offer assistance to individuals, teams and units with resolving and managing workplace 

  • Provide a selection of resource material for personnel interested in learning more about conflict management approaches and related skills

  • Provide alternate dispute resolution services that are confidential, participatory, timely, simple and constructive

  • Offer briefings and presentations that provide awareness of all aspects of the conflict management approaches to address workplace conflicts

  • Offer training courses and workshops designed to provide awareness and skills to deal with conflict situations

  • Offer intervention services that include consultation, conflict coaching, facilitation, mediation and group processes

Contact Information

Bldg S-18, Rm 103

(902) 721-7533
Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
DND/NPF Civilian

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Employee Assistance program (eap)
Website Services Offered
Local
  • Confidential Peer Referral Service

  • Types of problems (for example: marital and family, work-related, emotional and psychological, substance abuse, financial difficulties, others including interpersonal conflicts, legal difficulties, gambling and other addictions.

Contact Information

EAP Manager:  (902) 427-3237
(Bldg. D-126)

Referral Agent Contact List

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
dnd/npf civilian

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Fitness and Sports
Website Services Offered

Local

  • Three gym facilities, two arenas, ball diamonds, soccer fields, a skateboard park, and an outdoor ball hockey court

  • State-of-the-art sports and fitness complexes

  • Very economical membership rates for the military family

  • Highly qualified staff

  • Fitness and training programs

  • Military sports programs

  • Intersection hockey, floor hockey, curling and golf programs

Contact Information

Stadacona Fitness and Sports Complex (STADPLEX):
Bldg. S-24 (Stadacona)
(902) 721-6576

Fleet Fitness and Sports Centre:
Bldg. D-216 (HMC Dockyard)
(902) 427-3524

Shearwater Fitness and Sports Centre:
Bldg. SH-57
(12 Wing Shearwater)
(902) 720-1071

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family
dnd/npf civilians

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Health Promotion Services (Strengthening the Forces)
Website Services Offered

Local

National (English)

National (Francais)

  • Focusing on the prevention of disease and the promotion of health and wellness (NOT treatment), services include:
    o      programs and workshops
    o      professional development sessions
    o      health and wellness campaigns
    o      information and referral services

  • Nutritional Wellness Programs:
    o      Weight Wellness Lifestyle Program
    o      Top Fuel for Top Performance – Sports Nutrition

  • Social Wellness Programs:
    o      stress.calm
    o      Managing Angry Moments
    o      Basic Relationship Training – Relationship Enhancement
    o      Mental Fitness and Suicide Awareness
    o      Family Violence Awareness and Prevention

  • Active Living and Injury Prevention:
    o      Injury Reduction Strategies for Sports and Physical Fitness

  • Addictions-Free Living Programs:
    o      Butt Out (Tobacco Cessation)
    o      Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling Awareness and Prevention

Contact Information

Piers Military Community Centre
(Bldg. WP-106, Windsor Park)
(902) 722-4956

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family
dnd/npf civilians

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Information Kiosk
Website Services Offered

Local

  • PSP Halifax information source

  • Discounted entertainment tickets to movie theatre, theme parks, etc.

  • Tourism information (brochures, maps, directions)

  • Attend long term pre-deployment family meetings and ships’ homecomings

Contact Information

Bldg. S-24
(Stadacona Fitness and Sports Centre - main lobby)
(902) 721-1201

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family (Through the CF member)
released cf members

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Joint Personnel Support Unit (NS/NL)
Website Services Offered
National
  • Advocacy Services

  • Return to Work

  • CF Health Services Case Management

  • MFRC Family Liaison Officer

  • Operational Stress Injury Social Support (peer and family peer)

  • Veteran’s Affairs Case Management

Contact Information

JPSU NS/NL HQ:
Bldg. S-21 (A Block, Stadacona)

Officer Commanding
721-1045

 Adjutant:
(902) 721-1912

Region CPO2:
(902) 721-1021

IPSC Halifax Services Manager:
(902) 721-1046

 Platoon Commander:
(902) 721-1035

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family
veterans
family of fallen members

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Learning and Career Centre (LCC)
Website Services Offered

Local

Course Calendar

Our objective is to foster the promotion of continuous learning within DND through the provision of
learning advisory
and
training services to all DND employees, CF members and full-time reservists located in Halifax, Gander, St John's and Goose Bay.
Career advisory
services are also available to civilian employees.

  • The LCC offers a wide range of personalized and group services. self-directed learning resources such as books, videos, DVDs and CD ROMs, as well as programs designed and created with your training/career needs in mind.

  • The LCC is here to help you take control of your learning and career development.

Contact Information

Piers Military Community Centre
(Bldg. WP-106, Windsor Park)

Information Line: (902) 722-4437
Reception: (902) 722-4304

Mini Learning Station
(FMF Cape Scott)
Bldg. D-247, Rm 317
(902) 427-4815

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
Class b &
c
dnd/npf civilian

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Mental Health and Operational Stress Injury Joint Speakers Bureau
Website Services Offered
N/A
  • Presentations to CF members (Reg and Res Force): Mental Health and Leadership, Mental Health and the Workplace

  • Pre-deployment resiliency training and professional development

Contact Information

Local:
Bldg. S-21 (A Block, Stadacona)
(902) 721-8800
(902) 802-6556

National:
1-800-883-6094
jsb-bcc@forces.gc.ca

Presentation bookings:
1-800-883-6094
1-613-995-9869
jsb-bcc@forces.gc.ca

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family
dnd/npf civilian

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Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS)
Website Services Offered
National
  • Confidential, one-on-one or group support to military members, veterans and their families who are affected by an operational stress injury.
Contact Information

CF Peer Support Coordinators: Nova Scotia
Tim Elliott
(902) 840-1643

Dave McArdle
(902) 223-1879 

Family Peer Support Coordinators: Nova Scotia
Danielle Boudreau
(902) 293-2055

Nadine de Blois
(902) 802-0874

Toll Free:  1-800-883-6094

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
CF Family
dnd/npf civilian
veterans and their families

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Personnel Support Programs (PSP)
Website Services Offered

Local

  • Community Recreation (see listing)

  • Fitness and Sports (see listing)

  • Health Promotion Services (see listing)

  • Information Kiosk (see listing)

  • Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club

  • CFB Halifax Auto Club

  • CFB Halifax Curling Club

  • Falls Lake Cottages and Campground

  • Shearwater Yacht Club

Contact Information

PSP HQ: (902) 721-0331 

Bldg. S-90, Rm 232 (Stadacona)

Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family
dnd/npf civilians

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Service Income Security Insurance Plan (SISIP)
Website Services Offered

National

  • SISIP Package (given by case manager at time of disclosure package)

  • Long-Term Disability (LTD) (3A or B release) (up to 24 months after release)(1982 compulsory Regular forces, 1999 Reserves)(Any other release…120 days post effective release date)

  • Vocational Rehab (possibility of up to 30 months).

  • Term Life Insurance, Insurance for Released Members (IRM) (60 days to transfer from effective release date)

  • Accidental Dismemberment

  • Financial Assistance:
    o      CFPAF Programs
    o      Remedial Counselling
    o      Financial Planning available as a  fee based membership
    o      LTD income is a taxable income

  • CANFORGENs:
    o      Accidental Dismemberment Coverage: 037/03
    o      Vocational Rehab: 087/99
    o      IRM: 153/05

  • Releasing Members:
    o      IRM… set up appt with SISIP Halifax between Part 1 and Part 2 clearance appointments with Release Centre (60 days to transfer post-release)
    o      Confirm CFPAF loan repayment arrangement
    o      Financial analysis and investment of severance package available to members of the fee based Financial Planning service

Contact Information

Bldg. S-___ (A Block, Stadacona)
(902-425-6926

Toll Free: 1-800-267-6681

Manulife: 1-800-565-6463
(manages the LTD and

Voc Rehab programs)
Eligible Members
Regular Force Military
Reserve Force Military
cf family (Through the CF member
released cf members

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