Features
Enjoying lobster is not an exercise in table etiquette
June 9, 2023
My initial exposure to lobster came as a youngster when my late father was posted to now defunct CFS St. Margaret’s in New Brunswick. Who knew the five Xavier air force brats, fussy eaters we were as children, would enjoy our dad’s lobster when he offered it to us. But we did, so this meant his lobster feast was interrupted.
D-Day veteran Francis Godon trained at Camp Shilo prior to his arrival on Juno Beach
June 6, 2023
A veteran of the D-Day invasion in 1944 was laid to rest in Boissevain’s cemetery on a frigid winter afternoon. It was a few days after his death at age 94 in January 2019 when Francis Godon’s family and friends gathered for his funeral. It was a contrast to Godon’s experience on June 6, 1944, with B Coy 3 Div, when his landing craft finally reached a sandy beach in Normandy, France.
PHOTO ESSAY: 3Cdn Div C Coy Det Shilo promotions
May 29, 2023
Shilo Stag editor Jules Xavier covered a promotion ceremony for three soldiers working at 3Cdn Div C Coy Det Shilo.
Human interaction with wildlife: Leave baby animals alone
May 29, 2023
With the warm spring weather upon us on the Manitoba prairies, animals are preparing for the arrival of their young. Parenting strategies used by animals are quite a bit different then ours.
PHOTO ESSAY: 1RCHA celebrate 125th anniversary with sports day, followed by cake
May 28, 2023
Shilo Stag editor Jules Xavier covered an array of events as part of 1RCHA’s 125th anniversary activities, which included sports day, plus visit from 1CMBG Comd Col Philippe Bourque.
Are you motivated? 1CMBG snipers looking for fit, dedicated infantry soldiers
May 24, 2023
The role of a sniper in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is more than remaining hidden and waiting for a target to come into view. While that may be a sniper’s primary role, they also play an integral role in supporting their units by providing surveillance and reconnaissance information.
PHOTO ESSAY: Skateboard park receiving new concrete base to secure trick apparatus
May 24, 2023
Base Transport heavy equipment operators removed asphalt from the skateboard park north of CANEX
Advice for posting season — keep all receipts, read all documents before signing
May 23, 2023
For the neophyte receiving their first posting season message, there’s plenty to do before you depart CFB Shilo and your next CAF destination.
It requires teamwork: Meet players behind your relocation during posting season
May 19, 2023
Relocation is a necessity in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Why? Because it ensures CAF members are provided the professional development and experiential opportunities to train in a variety of work environments and locations, both inside and outside Canada.
Col Josiah Holmes 1845-1928 — Military pioneer in Canada commanded C Bty on Vancouver Island
May 10, 2023
Who was Col Josiah G. Holmes? Recently, Stag editor Jules Xavier shared with me a photograph of what appeared to be the grave of a high-ranking military officer while visiting historic Ross Bay Cemetery in BC’s capital on Vancouver Island.
