News
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...
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...
CAF National Mens Hockey Champs hit the ice after blizzard delays around CFB Shilo
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) National Mens Hockey Championships hit the ice on March 4 after inclement weather delayed the opening ceremonies and Game Two between the Edmonton Warriors and Halifax Mariners on March 5. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J...
Community
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...
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...
Health
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.” -...
CFB Shilo raises a flag to mental health awareness on Bell Let’s Talk Day
CFB Shilo raised a flag to bring awareness to mental health issues on Bell Let's Talk Day, Jan. 24. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News) K-J Millar Shilo Stag News "More than 200 people in Canada attempt suicide everyday. Twelve will die." CFB Shilo raised the flag on...
Inspiration, Innovation and Inclusion – National Addictions Awareness Week 2023
Corporal Pete Xing from 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, pulls a ‘rescued’ person up the side of a building in a simulated Light Urban Search and Rescue drill during Exercise ARCTIC EAGLE-PATRIOT 22 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA...
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.