by K-J | 8 Jan 2025 | Features, News
New custom-built metal munitions mounts are on display at the RCA Museum at CFB Shilo in January. (Photo: Supplied to Shilo Stag) K-J MillarShilo Stag Media The RCA Museum team works on updating the displays during the cold winter months to prepare for the next season...
by K-J | 31 Oct 2024 | Features, News
Photo: Submitted/Shilo Stag News Submitted to:Shilo Stag Media A Reader’s Halloween Tale I still remember that Halloween night in 1965 as if it were yesterday. We lived on a military base back then, tucked away in the middle of nowhere. Rows of identical beige...
by K-J | 30 Oct 2024 | Features, News
Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association volunteer Derrill Henderson points to the“HK” marker being added to gravestones across Canada, including that of John Levitt, a member of 1st Battalion, The Royal Rifles of Canada Canadian Active Service Force (CASF); in...
by K-J | 22 Oct 2024 | Community, Features, News
Image supplied K-J MillarShilo Stag Media An Alberta-produced indie film bringing to light the untold stories of Canadian soldiers during the Afghanistan conflict and detailing the first-ever repatriation ramp ceremony will be presented at Landmark Cinema in Brandon...
by K-J | 9 Aug 2024 | Features, News
Trinity Rutledge, University of Winnipeg student, collects plant samples. (Photo: Lori Truscott/CFB Shilo Public Affairs) Lori TruscottCFB Shilo, Public Affairs for Shilo Stag Media Prairie More Than Just a Pretty Face How do insects, grasses, flowers and the soil in...
by K-J | 17 May 2024 | Features, News
David Emmerson holds two of Riordon’s paintings, numbers 12 and 18 in the Convoy Series, that he he purchased at auction in 2020. (Photo: Submitted) Peter MallettStaff Writer for CFB Esquimalt Lookout A retired financial services worker is on a mission to...
