Find us on Facebook 1947 - 2017 StagShilo WE WILL MATCH... ADVERTISED PRICES ON ELECTRONICS, CAMERAS, COMPUTERS & MAJOR APPLIANCES. DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE INSTORE OR ONLINE AT WWW.CANEX.CA facebook.com/canex.ca Your source for Army news in Manitoba Volume 56 Issue 1 Serving Shilo, Sprucewoods & Douglas since 1947 January 12, 2017 INSIDE This Issue Base’s newspaper turning 70 in 2017. Page 2 Farewell 2016 Hamper program success- ful thanks to you. Page 3 Base awards presented during luncheon. Page 9 It was a busy year for CFB Shilo, with soldiers training to prepare for deployments, including 2PPCLI off to the Ukraine for Op UNI- FIER. Canada Day was Lt(N) Greg Ansley dunked, while soldiers in all units enjoyed sports activities. Photos by Jules Xavier 2 Shilo Stag January 12, 2017 Newspaper covers Base for seven decades Jules Xavier Benning, Georgia. Five years later, the Shilo Stag Base introduced soldiers and their families to this newspaper. During the course of the next 12 Seventy years ago when the in- months, we’ll go back into our ar- Shilo Stag augural was published chives held by the RCA Museum and and distributed on this Base, Ko- share with your some of the content dak Tri-X black and white film from those yellowing newspapers. was used in what would now be Perhaps you have some old cop- considered an antique camera ies in your grandfather’s attic you your grandfather brought out at might want to share with us. family outings. We’ll share stories, photos as well Layout was done the old-fash- as some of the advertising which ion way — wax, pica ruler, Photo appeared in the tabloid newspa- Mechanical Transfers (PMTs), pers. hot-lead type — by hand once When Canada was celebrating the typesetting was done. Film its centennial in 1967, The Stag as it was processed in a darkroom was called then, was issued under using Kodak D76 chemicals. the authority of BComd Col Or- Reporters did interviews in ton, with the content “edited and person, not on-line, or via the approved” by Capt Rennie. His dial telephone when you did assistant editor was Lt Walker. not need to use an area code be- Fifty years ago you could buy fore the number. In fact, in 1947 an Impala Sport Coupe or Ca- you did not need an area code The look and content of the 70-year-old Shilo Stag has changed over the decades based on tech- price Custom Sedan at Western for making calls in Manitoba — nology and how the Canadian Armed Forces serves its members and families. This is evident in Motors at 10th and Princess in there weren’t that many phones two different editions of the paper. The one on the left from Nov. 13, 2008 was done using pagina- Brandon. Brown’s Drug Store compared to the population of tion, with photos taken on digital cameras. Editorial staff were civilians, while military members had at 902 Rosser Ave. had the Asa- Manitoba today. A phone num- the responsibility to produce the the copy on the right which was published on July 30, 1964. Cut hi Pentax SIA film camera on ber in Brandon 50 years ago and paste and hotlead type was used in the late 60s, while photos were taken using film cameras sale for $149.95 (regular price was PA6-5377. containing Kodak Tri-X 400 ASA film. $202.40). Safeway in Brandon There were no fax machines, sold chuck steak 55 cents per computers, digital cameras or pound, hamburger 59 cents per cell phones. A lot has changed for the current Stag Team compared to seven de- pound, California peaches 49 cents per pound or a gallon of ice cream for $1.29. A cades ago when it was military staff producing your community newspaper. blade roast for Sunday supper would cost you 59 cents per pound. A lot was happening in Canada in ‘47 — Jan. 1 Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 Going back to 1964, the newspaper was referred to as Camp Shilo Stag, with Col comes into effect; Jan. 2 Dominion of Newfoundland (later a province in ‘49) Hunt as BComd, while Lt Busby “edited and approved” the content. A yearly sub- switches to driving on the right from the left; Jan. 27 the cabinet order deport- scription was $2.50. Camp Shilo’s new GSM was Clifford Ludtke, who served with ing Japanese-Canadians to Japan is repealed after widespread protests; Feb. 13 the PPCLI during the Second World War and Korean War. The Base was also ac- oil is discovered near Leduc, Alberta; May 14 Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 tively involved in Brandon’s annual Travellers Day parade. is repealed; June 15 laws limiting Asian immigration to Canada are repealed and Five years later, The Shilo Stag was under the authority of BComd Col Francis, Canadians of Asian descent are allowed to vote in federal elections; July 22 two while Capt Numbers was editor in a six-person newsroom, which included pho- new nuclear reactors go online at the Chalk River research facility; Sept. 30 last tographer Sgt Hull and teen editor Sharlene Rowland and ladies editor Thelma group of personnel who had been on active service, for the Second World War, McFarland. since Sept. 1, 1939, stood down; Dec. 29 federal law While seven decades might seem was changed such that Canadian women no longer young in comparison to the centennial of lost their citizenship automatically if they married the Battle of Vimy Ridge which will be non-Canadians. celebrated this April, your Base newspa- Stuart Garson was premier of Manitoba, while Wil- per has been around as long as some of liam Lyon Mackenzie King was our prime minister. the other CAF publications serving other Our dollar bill and all paper currency, plus coins, fea- Canadian Bases. tured the face of King George VI, father of our current While we’re not the oldest, we’re close monarch Queen Elizabeth II. when you compare publishing dates Turning 70 this year are a number of famous Ca- for the following: CFB Petawawa Post nadians: Andrea Martin, actress and comedian; Abby ‘44, CFB Esquimalt RCN Gangway ‘43 Hoffman, track and field athlete; Kim Campbell, poli- (now the Lookout), CFB Trenton Contact tician and 19th — and first female — prime minister ‘40 (now published by newspaper giant of Canada; Lynn Johnston, cartoonist; Rosella Bjorn- Metroland 2011) and CFB Borden Citizen son, airline pilot, first female pilot for a commercial ‘48. airline in North America; Ken Dryden, ice hockey Younger Base newspapers include: 17 player, politician, lawyer, businessman and author; Wing Winnipeg Voxair ‘52, CFB Comox RH Thomson, actor; and Burton Cummings, musi- Totem Times ‘60, CFB Cold Lake Courier cian and songwriter who was born in Winnipeg. ‘54, then reborn in ‘67, CFB North Bay This Base has been a training facility for the Ca- Shield ‘66 (first moniker wasThe Jet), CFB nadian Armed Forces (CAF) since 1910, and saw an St. Jean/Montreal Servir 1993 (fusion increase in its use as a training facility following the of the Aladin and Parapet), CFB Halifax outbreak of the Great War, with nearby Camp Hughes Trident ‘66, CFB Val Cartier Adsum ‘72. home to thousands of soldiers preparing themselves Pte JP Gignac shows the wives “how to do it” on one of 28 COD sew- CFB Greenwood’s community newspa- for the battlefields of Belgium and France. per was born in 1953 as the Wings over The principal purpose of this Base is for training ing machines. Looking on with interest as 28 Central Ordnance Depot celebrates its 15th anniversary are Mrs. Brando, Pte DeBartolo, Mrs. Greenwood. Its moniker later changed to in artillery and munitions, activities audibly recog- The Angus, then to its current The Aurora. nized, though not begrudged, by generations of near- DiBartolo, Mrs. Hagget, Sgt Cunningham and Mrs. Cunningham. This photo was on the front page of the Camp Shilo Stag newspaper pub- So happy 70th anniversary as the Stag by residents. In 1942, training of the 1st Canadian continues to cover your community. Parachute Battalion was transferred here from Fort lished on Nov. 18, 1965. January 12, 2017 Shilo Stag 3 Happy New Year deals at your local CANEX Delissio ® Betty Crocker ® Frozen Pizza Hamburger Helper • Assorted Varieties • Assorted Varieties • 604-860 gr • 193-220 gr • Reg. 9.99 • Reg. 3.49 2/10 4/5 Campbell’s ® Christie ® Padre Dennis helps unload boxes of food donated by Base units for the annual Adopt a Family hamper program. Photos by Jules Xavier Soup Cookies • Chicken Noodle, Vegetable • Chips Ahoy Original and Beef, Cream of Mushroom Chunky, Fudgee-O, Oreo • 540 ml • 500 gr Adopt a Family hamper program • Reg. 3.29 99 • Reg. 6.99 99 successful based on contributions 1 3 MFRC Special Duncan Hines ® Duncan Hines ® Through the blustery, swirling snow typical of Manitoba winters, the commu- Frosting Cake Mix nity of CFB Shilo extended warmth and joy this past holiday season. • Chocolate Fudge, Vanilla, • Assorted Varieties The recent Adopt a Family hamper program was a great success due to the en- Chocolate • 432-515 gr thusiastic generosity of military units, businesses, and families. More than 44 hampers were fi lled with non-perishable food items. These items, • 450 gr • Reg. 2.79-4.19 along with additional support from the Support Our Troops Fund, allowed Shilo’s • Reg. 3.49 2/ 4/ chaplains and MFRC staff to provide Christmas dinner for families in our com- munity. In addition, the surplus hampers were delivered to smaller surrounding com- 5 10 munities to help fi ll the cupboards of local food banks.