Keywords Manitoba

During World War II Shilo expanded into a permanent, year-round facility, and many Royal Canadian Artillery units have trained here. It became the home station of all the branches of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery in 1960. Shilo is also home to the First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and Second Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. From 1974-2000 German troops received tank and artillery training here under a NATO agreement. The training area covers almost 400 km². It is the largest remaining area of native mixed-grass prairie in Manitoba and one of the largest in Canada. The terrain of the training area varies from open prairie to rolling hills and treed areas to sand dunes. A federal-provincial monitoring committee, the Shilo Environmental Advisory Committee (SEAC), was formed in 1974 to advise on the environmental management of the entire Shilo training area.

Approximately 1400 military and 440 civilian personnel work at Shilo. During the summer training period as many as 1000 additional military personnel undergo basic or qualification training at the base.

Shilo

Author D.M. LYON

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Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Shilo
The official website for Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Shilo, located in southwestern Manitoba. Check out the lastest Army News stories about people and activities connected to this base. From the Department of National Defence.