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Pride Season: CAF celebrating 2SLGBTQI+ persons in Canada
June 7, 2023
In Canada, Pride Season takes place during the summer months, from June through to September. It is an opportunity to recognize, celebrate, and learn more about the countless contributions Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional sexually and gender-diverse identities (2SLGBTQI+) Canadians have made to the Department of National Defence (DND), the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and to the country.
Shilo’s Amazing Race features blind golf, razor shaves — Range Rovers cover the course in 66 minutes
May 31, 2023
It took the winners one hour, six minutes to complete the 2023 edition of Shilo’s Amazing Race, with eight teams having to navigate the on-Base pitstops where participants had to complete their challenges, before moving on with another clue plus a dinosaur sticker on their passport.
PHOTO ESSAY: 2PPCLI win inaugural tipi-raising competition — 58 minutes
May 23, 2023
May 23 was the tipi-raising competition adjacent to L25, with inaugural bragging rights going to 2PPCLI’s team.
PHOTO ESSAY: Teamwork important for participants building four tipis
May 18, 2023
Four tipis are now ready for use in Indigenous education programs and events at CFB Shilo. The tipis were acquired in late 2022 from Corinne and John Belanger from Cree Star Gifts, but had to receive its initial teachings before they could be used for future events and activities.
Spring bulk garbage pick-up on Base scheduled for May 23
May 17, 2023
Mark May 23 on your kitchen calendar if you have bulk garbage collecting dust in your basement or garage. This is the day Real Property Operations Unit (West) – Detachment Shilo (RPOU-W Det Shilo) workers will be out to collect your items left out at the end of the driveway.
Memories of a fallen soldier on this day in 2006 — today marks 17th anniversary of 1RCHA’s Capt Nichola Goddard KIC in Afghanistan
May 17, 2023
17 years ago, today — she was a wife, daughter, sister, friend and leader. Everyone who was privileged enough to know her was better for it. Her name was Nichola. Remember her.
Army, Sea cadets experience mini Ex IRON STAG
May 6, 2023
2502 RCACC – Shilo invited Sea and Army cadets from Brandon May 6 for a one-day mini Ex IRON STAG.
‘Teal Up’ parade marks Month of the Military Child
April 27, 2023
CFB Shilo celebrated Teal Up For Military Kids with an April 27 parade along Royal Avenue.
2PPCLI commemorate 72nd anniversary of Battle of Kap’yong with morning parade
April 25, 2023
April 23 to 25, 1951: The 700 soldiers of 2nd Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2PPCLI) are entrenched atop Hill 677 which controls the entrance to the Kapyong River Valley north of Seoul, modern day South Korea. Below them they watch thousands of Chinese soldiers preparing to attack. By the time the three-day battle ended, there were 12 Canadian soldiers KIA on Hill 677.
Restoring German howitzer from Great War about 90 per cent complete
April 18, 2023
It’s an arduous task trying to restore a more than century-old 150 mm German Howitzer used during the First World. But that’s what RCA Museum chief mechanic Rob Love is doing in the curatorial centre across the road from Base HQ.
