Health
Lived experience in research matters
April 24, 2024
Lawrence Weldon, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy who fought in the Battle of the Atlantic, poses for a photo with his niece, Laura Evans and her husband, and Rear-Admiral John F. Newton and Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Pierre Auger after a memorial service in...
PTSD: Confronting Intrusive Thoughts
April 19, 2024
Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag NewsContributed to Shilo Stag Media Thomas GoencziLookout contributor After we’ve had an encounter with trauma, our mind tends to shoot up spontaneous reminders about the psychological damage into our awareness.Our mind then begins to work...
Kindness makes the 3rd week of Feb. a little sweeter
February 15, 2024
Photo: image suppliedBy Leith Fermin-Rix, B.Sc., M.Ed. “No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” -...
CFB Shilo raises a flag to mental health awareness on Bell Let’s Talk Day
January 24, 2024
CFB Shilo raised a flag to bring awareness to mental health issues on Bell Let's Talk Day, Jan. 24. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News) K-J Millar Shilo Stag News "More than 200 people in Canada attempt suicide everyday. Twelve will die." CFB Shilo raised the flag on...
Inspiration, Innovation and Inclusion – National Addictions Awareness Week 2023
November 20, 2023
Corporal Pete Xing from 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, pulls a ‘rescued’ person up the side of a building in a simulated Light Urban Search and Rescue drill during Exercise ARCTIC EAGLE-PATRIOT 22 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA...
Seeking help for stronger mental health should not be stigmatized says CFB Shilo Base Commander
September 8, 2023
Lieutenant Colonel David Cronk, Base Commander at Canadian Armed Forces Base Shilo addresses a crowd of more than 100 people who attended the Light the Way Out of Darkness Suicide Awareness Walk on Sept. 8. He said mental health issues and reaching out for assistance...
CFB Shilo walks to Light the Way Out of Darkness for suicide prevention week
September 5, 2023
Army bases, especially combat bases, have a higher number of suicides than any other environment, including the Air Force and Navy, the health promotions manager said.
Cycle to the Shield for Wounded Warriors
August 15, 2023
Sergeant Rob Nederlof is cycles into CFB Shilo Base Maintenance during his To the Shield, Prairie Thousand cycle tour fundraising for the Wounded Warriors PTSD support dog program raising awareness of mental health issues. His cycle journey made the half way point at...
Sage harvest for cleansing and healing
August 10, 2023
Sage harvesters from the Defence Indigenous Advisory Group (DIAG) were out around the CFB Shilo on Aug. 9 collecting the herb for medicinal and cleansing purposes. Photo K-J Millar/Shilo Stag.K-J MillarShilo Stag For the second year in a row, a group of harvesters...
Golf advice to avoid poison ivy — Jim MacKenzie says stay on fairway if your ball lost in brush
July 20, 2023
Finding a lost ball in the brush adjacent to the fairway at the Shilo Country Club might result in poison ivy rash on bare skin, especially if golfing in shorts.
