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Home Station Regiment Senate needs you
January 25, 2023
The newly-established Home Station Regiment Senate (HSRS) exists to advance the welfare of members who are currently in service at the Home Station Regiment, as well as retired and former serving members of the Home Station Regiment.
Artifact labelling helps museum visitors understand meaning of what’s on display — like Izzy dolls
January 24, 2023
Artifact labelling helps visitors to understand museum artifacts. In many cases, without a clear storyline or narrative, a visitor cannot determine the meaning or value of an artifact. In our current Canadian peacekeeping exhibit, curators display three pocket-sized dolls — Izzy dolls — measuring approximately 15 centimetres, which require a written description to explain their significance.
RCA Museum adds female mannequin to its Second World War display
January 23, 2023
RCA Museum staff recently added a female mannequin to its Second World War display, as women in the Canadian Army gained importance during that period. Although female Gunners were never in active combat roles, they served as plotters, telephonists, recorders and predictors in plotting rooms and did administrative work in anti-aircraft batteries.
IN PICTURES: Blue Monday Wellness Expo
January 16, 2023
Warm food and companionship greeted those attending CFB Shilo’s MFRC-hosted Blue Monday Wellness Expo held at the Junior Ranks Mess. Those in attendance enjoyed loveable therapy dog Grizzly, who posed for photographs, as well a chili dinner.
Soldier On initiative provides new opportunities for ill, injured serving CAF members plus military veterans
January 13, 2023
Soldier On is launching an initiative that provides new opportunities for ill and injured serving and veteran soldiers, sailors and aviators. Soldier On members and their family and friends will be able to participate in different events, ranging from bowling to skating and even horseback riding.
IN PICTURES: CFB Shilo’s wildlife in focus
January 12, 2023
How often do you have deer walk thru your backyard, or see gophers in your travels while out for a walk. There’s a hive of activity when it comes to wildlife, both four-legged and feathered, who call the prairies home. More specifically, CFB Shilo and its hinterland.
IN PICTURES: Hoar frost dresses Base trees
January 5, 2023
Hoar frost is a type of feathery frost that forms as a result of specific climatic conditions. The word “hoar” comes from old English and refers to the old age appearance of the frost: the way the ice crystals form makes it look like white hair or a beard.
IN PICTURES: Focus comes from Stag’s visual archives
January 5, 2023
For 75 years your Shilo Stag newspaper has covered the Base and its history in both words and visuals. Looking back on the past 75 years, your Stag editor discovered a treasure trove of coloured images when film cameras were used, not today’s digital technology. Here’s a few from the archives.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Shilo Stag celebrated 75th anniversary in 2022
January 1, 2023
The birth of what would later be renamed the Shilo Stag can trace its start as Camp Shilo was evolving itself in the late 1940s. The Shilo Observer made its debut on this prairie Army Base on July 18, 1947. The Friday newspaper at the time was printed in Brandon at Monarch Press. The first editor was Lt RJ Hauser, with BSM (WOII) AE Carey handling assistant editor duties. Lt J Ferry handled sports coverage on a Base where PMQs were just starting to be built, with ground-breaking on basements and roads. There was no arena, nor a sports facility like the GSH for another few years.
Be prepared for a power outage during Manitoba winter storms
December 30, 2022
Power can be disrupted for a few moments, an hour or two, or in extreme cases such as a severe Manitoba winter storm, for more than a day. Although one cannot predict a power outage, it is important to be prepared and know what to do when the lights go out while calling CFB Shilo home.
