by K-J | 17 Nov 2022 | Community
Following its reset, CANEX hosted a morning grand re-opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. According to manager Melissa Kelly, cake and coffee was served afterwards, while door prizes were given to customers during hourly draws. In attendance for this event were...
by K-J | 16 Nov 2022 | Community
After its reset, the grand re-opening of CANEX is scheduled for Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. According to manager Melissa Kelly, cake and coffee will be served, as well as door prizes to customers. The event will feature brass of CANEX HQ — western district director Chris...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
2PPCLI A/CO Maj Chris Hartwick dropped the opening faceoff puck, when the Brandon Wheat Kings hosted the visiting Red Deer Rebels for an WHL afternoon tilt on Remembrance Day at Westoba Place. Shilo minor hockey players wore their jerseys to the game, among a thousand...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
3 Cdn Div imaging tech MCpl Brandon Liddy covered his first CFB Shilo Remembrance Day ceremony held at the MPTF. This event also marked the first time in a few years since the COVID-19 pandemic where an in-person ceremony — plus no masks — could be held. Lest We...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
2PPCLI’s MCpl Timothy Wilson is buried in the military section of the Brandon Cemetery following his death in 2006 deployed overseas during the Afghan War. The first Canadian woman to die in combat on May 17, 2006 during the Afghan War, 1RCHA’s Capt...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
Shilo Stag Why was the poppy chosen as the symbol of remembrance for Canada’s war dead?The poppy, an international symbol for those who died in war, also had international origins.A writer first made the connection between the poppy and battlefield deaths during the...
