News
Canada to directly fund $3M in drones for Ukraine and increase $13M for large ammunition
Ukrainian soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 28th Mechanized Brigade detonate an explosive charge during door breaching training under the guidance of American and Canadian combat engineers at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Starychi, Ukraine, on...
More than 20 lives lost remembered at CFB Shilo for National Day of Mourning
CFB Shilo took a moment of silence on April 26 to remember the more than 20 Shilo-associated lives lost in workplace incidents for the national Day of Mourning. Photo: Supplied/ThreadsK-J MillarShilo Stag Media More than 20 lives lost and associated with Canadian...
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...
CAF/DND
Federal Court agrees to proposed Notice of the CAF Systemic Racism class action lawsuit
Submitted by the Department of National Defence On April 2, 2024, the Federal Court approved the notice of a proposed settlement of a class action for current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who experienced racial discrimination and/or racial...
Canada to directly fund $3M in drones for Ukraine and increase $13M for large ammunition
Ukrainian soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 28th Mechanized Brigade detonate an explosive charge during door breaching training under the guidance of American and Canadian combat engineers at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Starychi, Ukraine, on...
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...
Sports
Golfers in full swing at Shilo Country Club golf course season opener
Golfers were ready and in full swing on the opening day of the Shilo Country Club golf course on April 12. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag Media)K-J MillarShilo Stag Media Golfers were all "fore" soaking up the spring weather with more than 200 tee times booked at the...
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...
Blizzard of action as Valcartier Lions hold tight in CAF Men’s National Hockey Champs at CFB Shilo
Valcartier Lions valiantly defended their championship status with a 7-5 win over the Petawawa Stags during the final game of the CAF Men's National Hockey Championships at CFB Shilo on March 9. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag News The 2024...
Community
Provincial Legislature provides accolades and applause to CFB Shilo personnel
CFB Shilo personnel were honoured in the Manitoba Provincial Legislature by Sprucewoods MLA Grant Jackson on May 6, for their efforts, dedication and service in protection of the country. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag Media)K-J MillarShilo Stag Media WATCH Video: CFB...
Red wave of colour salutes MMIWG2S+ at CFB Shilo
Warrant Officer Sylvain Leblanc of the CFB Shilo Defence Indigenous Advisory Group (DIAG) hangs a red dress on the GSH fence as an act of remembrance to MMIWG2S+ commemorated on Red Dress Day, being observed on Base May 3. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J...
More than 20 lives lost remembered at CFB Shilo for National Day of Mourning
CFB Shilo took a moment of silence on April 26 to remember the more than 20 Shilo-associated lives lost in workplace incidents for the national Day of Mourning. Photo: Supplied/ThreadsK-J MillarShilo Stag Media More than 20 lives lost and associated with Canadian...
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.
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