by K-J | 8 Nov 2022 | Community
Did you know Nov. 8 is National Indigenous Veterans’ Day, a day of remembrance and commemoration of the contributions of Indigenous military veterans. CFB Shilo hosted a mid-morning event at the consecrated permanent tipi on the south side of Base HQ, with DAAG...
by K-J | 7 Nov 2022 | Community
Stag Special Did you know Nov. 8 is National Indigenous Veterans’ Day, a day of remembrance and commemoration of the contributions of Indigenous military veterans.Even before Canada was a country, Indigenous peoples have fought to defend our country and our values. On...
by K-J | 7 Nov 2022 | Community
Are you a fan of Nanaimo bars and wraps? If so, stop by Cursed Coffee Co. as owner Rayna Moffat and her staff are here to serve your lunch hour needs or if you need a sweet treat during your morning and afternoon coffee breaks. Or the ice cream bar, popular with the...
by K-J | 7 Nov 2022 | Community
It was a frigid morning for those who gathered on the south lawn of Base HQ for the pipe ceremony to consecrate the permanent tipi, with Elder Frank Tacan leading the ceremony with help from 2PPCLI QMSI MWO Sheldon Quinn and Sgt Sylvan Leblanc, who acted as emcee plus...
by K-J | 7 Nov 2022 | Community
Capt Graham Ware Stag Special The city I consider my hometown, Guelph, Ont., also happens to be the birthplace of LCol John McCrae, who is best known the poem In Flanders’ Fields. LCol McCrae and I attended the same high school. Something I only recently discovered is...
by K-J | 2 Nov 2022 | Community
Stag editor Jules Xavier has been documenting life at CFB Shilo since June 2012, with his Nikons focused on military life, plus military work and play. Here are just a sampling of images which might inspire you to dust off your camera and take photographs around the...
