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No Stone Left Alone participation grows in 2022 with 79,896 veterans honoured at 226 events
December 16, 2022
The numbers are in, and organizers could not wait to express their heartfelt thanks for the generous participation with No Stone Left Alone. This includes the event held at the Brandon municipal cemetery in the veterans’ section last month.
No Stone Left Alone organizers are extremely proud and grateful of the increasing opportunities we have to help us educate, honour and remember the sacrifices our military have made, and continues to make, for us. We couldn’t do it without you, and for that we offers thanks.
PHOTO ESSAY: CFB Shilo’s winter landscape in focus
December 8, 2022
If you are new to CFB Shilo following the summer ’22 posting season, be prepared for a snowy and frigid winter on the Manitoba prairies. With an Arctic Vortex comes beautiful morning views thanks to the hoar frost which will smother the trees, and anything it comes into contact with overnight.
Students can ‘touch’ First World War experience thanks to Great War Discovery Box program
December 6, 2022
What weighs 27 kilograms, contains five genuine and 17 reproduction First World War artifacts, including a gas mask and an example of trench art, and can be borrowed without charge by any school in Canada? It’s the Supply Line First World War Discovery Box, created by staff at the Ottawa-based Canadian War Museum to give students hands-on experience of what it was like to be First World War soldiers.
Canada Post providing free regular parcel services for family, friends of deployed military members
December 5, 2022
For the 17th consecutive year, Canada Post will provide free regular parcel services for family and friends of deployed CAF/DND members. This program will run from Oct. 11 to Jan. 13, 2023
PHOTO ESSAY: Candy Cane Christmas
December 4, 2022
L25 was the venue for PSP’s annual Candy Cane Christmas event, with Santa visiting and pancakes and sausage served for breakfast.
PHOTO ESSAY: Hungry for pancakes?
November 27, 2022
According to facility manager MWO Robert Young, more than 100 hungry individuals arrived at Flatlands Dining Hall Friday morning for CFB Shilo’s finale for the National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign.
PHOTO ESSAY: Welcome to Shilo — Military Family Appreciation Day
November 23, 2022
L25 was the setting for the rescheduled Welcome to Shilo — Military Family Appreciation Day after it was postponed in September. Supper was served, and 2PPCLI offered LAV rides besides showcasing some of their weapons.
What do you know about Christmas holiday home safety tips?
November 18, 2022
We’re coming up on a wonderful time of year to spend with friends and family, and to enjoy the splendour of holiday decorations. Here are a few Christmas season safety tips from your Canadian Forces Fire Marshal/ADM(IE) Canadian Armed Forces.
PHOTO ESSAY: Ribbon cutting for grand re-opening CFB Shilo’s CANEX
November 17, 2022
New shelves, freezers and fridges are just some of the changes to CANEX as part of its reset. This will allow for an array of new products, including fresh meat and poultry, for purchase by shoppers.
PHOTO ESSAY: CANEX plans grand reopening Nov. 17 at 10 a.m.
November 16, 2022
New shelving, freezers and refrigerators are just a few of the changes brought to CANEX as part of its reset. This will enable a range of new products, including fresh meat and poultry.
