by K-J | 10 May 2023 | Features
Andrew OakenStag Special 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.In...
by K-J | 4 May 2023 | History
Shilo Stag New to the Base, and wondering what the park why the the green space there is called Canoe River Memorial Park? It was the height of the Korean War. A train laden with 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery troops via CFB Shilo was on its way to...
by K-J | 10 Mar 2023 | CAF/DND
Capt Lance Wade Stag Special Canadians don’t often relate artillery to road safety, which is fair. However, for artillery Gunners deployed on Op PALACI — responsible for avalanche control measures in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia — this is their bread and...