News
All ‘fore’ The Fringe serving elevated pub food at CFB Shilo golf course
Staff at The Fringe restaurant located at CFB Shilo golf course are ready for business and preparing the patio for summer services. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag Media)K-J MillarShilo Stag Media It's with more than 10 years of experience in the food and hospitality...
Teal Up parties for military youth rock the Jr. Ranks Mess
Two separate Teal Up launch parties on April 6 were held at the Jr. Ranks Mess to celebrate April being the Month of the Military Child. (Photo: supplied)K-J Millar Shilo Stag More than 90 children and youth participated in two separate parties the CFB Shilo Military...
CAF/DND
CFB Shilo Base Commander receives decoration for more than two decades of service
Commander of 3rd Canadian Support Division Colonel Robin Dove present CFB Shilo Base Commander Lieutenant-Colonel David Cronk with Canadian Forces Decoration 1st Clasp in Edmonton on March 21, for more than 20 years of service to the CAF. (Photo: supplied)K-J...
Canada commits $40M to support large-calibre ammunition for Ukraine
Soldier shooting in the field at CFB Shilo, Jan. 2022. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag March 19, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Minister of National Defence Bill Blair announced more than $40 million to...
CFB Shilo Promoted Master-Corporal receives platinum fitness award – highest level in the CAF
Promoted Master-Corporal Derek Picklyk is adorned with a new rank patch by his son Caleb Picklyk at an award ceremonial presentation on March 14. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag Promoted Master-Corporal Derek Picklyk is up for one of the most...
Sports
CFB Shilo and Brandon firefighters cut up the ice in hockey blaze
Hockey payers from CFB Shilo and Brandon Fire and Emergency Services chased the puck as it blazed across the ice in a burning battle for friendly supremacy on March 19. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag Brandon Fire Chief Terry Parlow was awarded...
Community
Second opinion on investments matter
Image:ShutterstockContributed toShilo Stag Media SISIP Financial, CFB Esquimalt Whether you have investments at the bank or with a financial advisor - or even if you handle your investments yourself - this is a great time to get an expert second opinion.Here’s why:...
All ‘fore’ The Fringe serving elevated pub food at CFB Shilo golf course
Staff at The Fringe restaurant located at CFB Shilo golf course are ready for business and preparing the patio for summer services. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag Media)K-J MillarShilo Stag Media It's with more than 10 years of experience in the food and hospitality...
Teal Up parties for military youth rock the Jr. Ranks Mess
Two separate Teal Up launch parties on April 6 were held at the Jr. Ranks Mess to celebrate April being the Month of the Military Child. (Photo: supplied)K-J Millar Shilo Stag More than 90 children and youth participated in two separate parties the CFB Shilo Military...
Health
Lived experience in research matters
Lawrence Weldon, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy who fought in the Battle of the Atlantic, poses for a photo with his niece, Laura Evans and her husband, and Rear-Admiral John F. Newton and Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Pierre Auger after a memorial service in...
PTSD: Confronting Intrusive Thoughts
Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag NewsContributed to Shilo Stag Media Thomas GoencziLookout contributor After we’ve had an encounter with trauma, our mind tends to shoot up spontaneous reminders about the psychological damage into our awareness.Our mind then begins to work...
Kindness makes the 3rd week of Feb. a little sweeter
Photo: image suppliedBy Leith Fermin-Rix, B.Sc., M.Ed. “No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” -...
History
Historic uniforms, outward symbol of commitment, identity and ethos at RCA Museum
Colonel D.T. Irwin's tunic is held in the RCA Museum at CFB Shilo. (Photo: Supplied)Shilo Stag SubmissionBy: Venessa Léger, RCA Museum Uniforms to the Canadian Army are considered an "outward symbol of its commitment, identity and ethos" that members should wear...
Lieutenant-General marks Women’s History Month
More than 50, 000 women joined CAF in Second World War
RCA Museum’s growing collections requires larger locations since opening in 1962
The origins of the RCA Museum started well before its official opening in 1962. After the Second World War, senior officers in the Canadian Artillery wanted a centralized museum to honour the service of the more than 200,000 Canadian Gunners who had served in peace and war since 1855.