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#GivetoGain, International Women’s Day – Family first is Peyton Habraken’s end goal
March 5, 2026
Capt. Peyton Habraken praises the Canadian Armed Forces for providing her with the tools to #GivetoGain so she can put family first in her life. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag Media #GivetoGain - Giving Military service gives the goals of...
CFB Shilo’s G8 pivots for #GivetoGain – International Women’s Day
March 4, 2026
Janna Mushie pivots and balances womanhood, motherhood, being a wife and CFB Shilo's G8. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag Media, CFB Shilo's G8 pivoting for #GivetoGain - International Women's Day Pivoting between being a wife, sports mom of...
#GivetoGain International Women’s Day – Beyond the Fences, Stag Editorial
February 23, 2026
K-J Millar is CFB Shilo Stag's Managing Editor. She started her career in the media, drawing on the knowledge of empowered women role models and strong female influencers. While her military career was cut short, the influence of her peers has enabled the ten-time...
RCA Museum displays new levels of munitions mounts
January 8, 2025
New custom-built metal munitions mounts are on display at the RCA Museum at CFB Shilo in January. (Photo: Supplied to Shilo Stag)K-J MillarShilo Stag Media The RCA Museum team works on updating the displays during the cold winter months to prepare for the next season...
A readers tale of Halloween on Base
October 31, 2024
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
October 30, 2024
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
October 22, 2024
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
August 9, 2024
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
May 17, 2024
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
February 7, 2024
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...
