by K-J | 30 Oct 2024 | Community, News
Robert Filipchuk, a 16-year member of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shilo Emergency Services, was awarded the Order of the Buffalo Hunt, one of Canada’s highest honours, on Oct. 28 for his first responder role at a 2023 fatal collision that killed 17 people. (Photo:...
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 | 25 Oct 2024 | Community, News
Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag Media K-J MillarShilo Stag Media The 2024 annual Poppy Campaign launched in Brandon and Shilo on Oct. 25, under the direction of the local Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 003. Since 1933, the Ladies Auxiliary has been the...
by K-J | 23 Oct 2024 | Community, News
K-J Millar Shilo Stag Media CFB Shilo Military Family Resource Centre is hosting upcoming events and workshops that will benefit military members, spouses, families, veterans, starting with an inaugural Shilo Symposium on Oct. 23 of more than 55 exhibitors,...
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 | 20 Oct 2024 | Community, News
Rosalind Lebel, OPI for Shilo and Region Service Club Oktoberfest 2024 shows off her “bratwurstness” at the second annual event on Oct. 19. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag Media) K-J MillarShilo Stag Media More than 400 attendees and 65 volunteers raised...