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CAF National Mens Hockey Champs hit the ice after blizzard delays around CFB Shilo
March 5, 2024
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) National Mens Hockey Championships hit the ice on March 4 after inclement weather delayed the opening ceremonies and Game Two between the Edmonton Warriors and Halifax Mariners on March 5. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J...
Defence spending reduced by $2.5 billion over next three fiscal budgets
March 4, 2024
Deputy Minister Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre issued a joint statement on March 1, acknowledging the Department of Defence, as the largest organization in the federal government, has a significant role to play in helping to "reduce spending...
Students from O’Kelly School traverse though Voyageur celebrations at CFB Shilo
February 26, 2024
Boys at E'cole Kelly School have fun using wooden block skis to maneuver through snow at the afternoon of activities celebrating all things French, Metis and from the Voyaguer era on Feb. 22. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag News More than 180...
Little Lucy’s love is sent to soldiers as a mark of Valentine’s Day
February 23, 2024
Personnel from CFB Shilo are sharing the love they received for Valentine's Day from area school students when hundreds of cards arrived to greet soldiers for Feb. 14. The momentous cache of sentiments was distributed throughout different suits on Base where they will...
CFB Shilo Firefighters ignite a love of reading at Swan Lake school
February 16, 2024
Firefighters Devin Allan and Josh Will from CFB Shilo read to a kindergarten class at Swan Lake during I Love to Read week. Photo: SuppliedK-J MillarShilo Stag News Firefighters Devin Allan and Josh Will set Ms. Acosta's kindergarten classroom ablaze with a love of...
Special Envoy to Military Affairs increases communication pathways to Govt. on tour of CFB Shilo
February 15, 2024
Special Envoy to Military Affairs, MLA for Waverly, David Pankratz climbs on top of an armoured vehicle to inspect the interior as show by Lieutenant-Colonel Jesse Van Eijk, of 2 PPCLI, on Feb. 9. (Photo: K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)K-J MillarShilo Stag News Breaking...
CAF to participate in largest NATO exercise in decades – STEADFAST DEFENDER 2024
February 15, 2024
Members of Canadian Special Operations Fores Command conduct pre-mission training for Exercise STEADFAST DEFENDER 2024 in Petawawa, Ontario, on January 16, 2024. (Photo: supplied)K-J MillarShilo Stag News OTTAWA, DND - The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will participate...
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.” -...
Get ready for ultimate Family Day fun with Shilo Community Council’s cardboard sled day
February 13, 2024
Image SuppliedK-J MillarShilo Stag News UPDATE, Feb. 14: The showcase of creativity and cardboard toboggans originally scheduled on Feb. 19 has been postponed until March 2 at 1 p.m. This allows time for more entries and heightened excitement for the racing event,...
Reading scores a goal with BCmd and students at CFB Shilo Ecole Kelly
February 12, 2024
CFB Shilo Base Commander Lieutenant-Colonel David Cronk shares his love of reading with students from Ecole Kelly on Feb. 12 as he presents, "Just one Goal" by Robert Munsch which drew expressive faces from the captivated audience./ Le Lieutenant-Colonel David Cronk,...
