REGINA - Full ceremonies have returned to Regina Remembrance Day events for the first time since 2019.
After two years of scaled-back commemorations due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, large scale events have returned this year. The public indoor Remembrance Day service returned to Brandt Centre for the first time since 2019 on Friday morning, organized by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 001.
The Brandt Centre event was one of the largest Remembrance Day events in the province, though not the largest as SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon also resumed holding a public Remembrance Day event.
Among those in attendance at Brandt Centre were Premier Scott Moe, Regina Mayor Sandra Masters, Member of Parliament Michael Kram, and Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty.
In addition, Branch 001 held a parade march and ceremony at the Cenotaph in Victoria Park in downtown Regina, where wreaths were laid.
Earlier this week at the legislature, Remembrance Day ceremonies for those in the public service were held on Wednesday, attended by provincial MLAs and government members.
Premier Moe paid tribute to those who served and was among those who laid a wreath at the Saskatchewan War Memorial outside the legislature. Among those he paid tribute to during the ceremony was Joseph Hildebrand, a farmer from Herbert who was killed earlier this week fighting in Ukraine.
"Today we honour those who served and continue to serve our country," Moe said in a news release Wednesday. "This service shows our commitment to never forget those who fought and still fight for our freedom and safety. For them we are eternally grateful."
