by K-J | 13 Jun 2023 | Features
Jules XavierShilo Stag Air force veterans from Manitoba are in good company at 8 Wing CFB Trenton.Of the more than 12,000 stone markers set along the edges of walkways adjacent to the Ontario-based National Air Force Museum of Canada, there are a few of them featuring...
by K-J | 12 Jun 2023 | Features
Shilo Stag CO Capt Connie Wilson looked on proudly as young people dressed in their 2502 1RCHA Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp (RCACC) uniforms marched out on to the MPFT parade square. Inclement weather forced the move indoors after initial plans for the fifth annual...
by K-J | 9 Jun 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag My initial exposure to lobster came as a youngster when my late father was posted to now defunct CFS St. Margaret’s in New Brunswick. Who knew the five Xavier air force brats, fussy eaters we were as children, would enjoy our...
by K-J | 6 Jun 2023 | Features
Jules XavierShilo Stag A veteran of the D-Day invasion in 1944 was laid to rest in Boissevain’s cemetery on a frigid winter afternoon.It was a few days after his death at age 94 in January 2019 when Francis Godon’s family and friends gathered for his funeral.It...
by K-J | 29 May 2023 | Features
It was a family affair for two of three promotions presented by 3Cdn Div C Coy Det Shilo OC Maj Melissa Marshall and her CSM MWO Jason Power. Now Sgt Jarrett MacQuarrie had help from his daughter and son during his promotion, as did now WO Jason Froude. There’s...
by K-J | 29 May 2023 | Features
Stag Special With the warm spring weather upon us on the Manitoba prairies, animals are preparing for the arrival of their young. Parenting strategies used by animals are quite a bit different then ours. For example, it is not unusual for a doe to leave her fawn alone...
