by K-J | 21 Feb 2023 | Features
Maj Joachim NnannaStag Special When I worked with soldiers at 1RCHA, I often wondered how I found myself ministering to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in this setting.I was born and raised in Nigeria — on the continent of Africa — but now proudly...
by K-J | 20 Feb 2023 | Features
Stag editor Jules Xavier’s Nikons often tell stories, as he covers an event or exercise featuring CFB Shilo’s soldiers from a 360 degree persective. The photographs he captured in 2022 were used in the now defunct 75-year-old newspaper as complimenting...
by K-J | 14 Feb 2023 | Features
Jeremiah Hemens Stag Special Pte Kenneth Bryant Jones’ service forms part of the legacy of contributions which many Black Canadians have made to Canada through the military, even during times where they had to overcome great challenges just to enlist. On Nov. 30, 1921...
by K-J | 14 Feb 2023 | Features
No. 2 Construction Battalion members in Nova Scotia pose before leaving for France in the spring of 1917. Ginger Lamoureux’s great-grandfather Cpl Damascus Virgil with son Owen. Photo supplied Lamoureux family archives Accommodation at the front for Black soldiers...
by K-J | 14 Feb 2023 | Features
RCA Museum’s archival records do not list Archie Lumsden as the original owner. Instead, we list the original owner as unknown. With a bit more checking, I found a concealed newspaper clipping which included a photo of Archie, with the caption, ‘Leaves for West....
by K-J | 12 Feb 2023 | Features
Gerry Weaver Stag Special While the name John Armstrong ‘Army’ Howard may not be familiar to most Canadians, perhaps it should be. The Winnipeg-raised Great War veteran dominated Canadian sprinting from 1912 to 1915. Not only does Howard appear to be...
