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A readers tale of Halloween on Base
Photo: Submitted/Shilo Stag NewsSubmitted to:Shilo Stag Media A Reader's Halloween Tale I still remember that Halloween night in 1965 as if it were yesterday. We lived on a military base back then, tucked away in the middle of nowhere. Rows of identical beige houses...
Marking the memory of Hong Kong Veterans
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...
Canadian indie film focuses on CAF members in Afghanistan to play in Brandon
Image suppliedK-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 on...
Prairie beautiful – more than just a pretty face
Trinity Rutledge, University of Winnipeg student, collects plant samples. (Photo: Lori Truscott/CFB Shilo Public Affairs)Lori TruscottCFB Shilo, Public Affairs for Shilo Stag Media Prairie More Than Just a Pretty Face How do insects, grasses, flowers and the soil in...
Mystery surrounds missing WWII art work by CAF member
David Emmerson holds two of Riordon's paintings, numbers 12 and 18 in the Convoy Series, that he he purchased at auction in 2020. (Photo: Submitted)Peter MallettStaff Writer for CFB Esquimalt Lookout A retired financial services worker is on a mission to locate 13...
Comrades-in-Arms: No surrender for Cpl Derek Picklyk – Fittest in Manitoba
Corporal Derek Picklyk works out at the GSH gym after winning Fittest in Manitoba Cross-training completion in January for the second year running, adding to his growing list of personal accomplishments. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News) K-J MillarShilo Stag News...
Part 2: World arm wrestling champ Devon Larratt tells CFB Shilo troops fear will speak and spirituality will be tested
Chief Warrant Officer Eric Le Clair, Regimental Sergeant Major, greets his combat buddy Canadian World Champion Devon Larratt, in a friendly spar when the ex-JTF2 soldier visited CFB Shilo in December 2023. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag...
World Champ Devon Larratt arms Shilo soldiers with techniques to wrestle resiliency and mindset in combat
Canadian World Champion Arm Wrestler Devon Larratt addresses CFB Shilo personnel in December 2023 at two presentations where he shared techniques and thought on soldier and sporting resiliency and mindset. Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag NewsK-J MillarShilo Stag News -...
Winter Companions – A jolly day’s tale presented by the Canadian Armed Forces Newspapers
Shilo Stag News Christmas Feature Winter CompanionsA Jolly Days Tale Presented by the Canadian Forces Newspapers In the heart of a quiet neighbourhood, where winter winds whispered secrets through bare branches, lived Walter – a military veteran as weathered and...
Retiring in August — British car enthusiast Clive Prothero-Brooks loves his Crocs, shorts once winter melts away
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.
