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A new memorial in Regina will commemorate protective services workers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency broke ground on the new memorial this week on Memorial Way, south of the Legislature Building. The monument, designed by a group of first responder and public service sector groups, will feature an image of the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal, a sculpture representing “helping hands,” and a commemorative message.
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Construction is expected to wrap up in the fall of 2026.
Minister Tim McLeod said, “The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to support this monument and the sacrifices it represents.” (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
“The monument will provide a meaningful gathering place for families, friends, colleagues and the public to honour and remember lives lost, as well as organizations to hold their own ceremonies,” Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan’s public safety minister, said in a statement.
The working group behind the project will identify 80 names to be engraved on the monument’s four granite monoliths, including those who lost their lives while working in the armed forces, policing, firefighting, emergency medical services, corrections, victim services and mobile crisis services.
A generated image of the memorial. The names included on the monument will date back to the start of the 1900s, with room to add more names in the years ahead. (Government of Saskatchewan/submitted)
The memorial comes with a cost of roughly $900,000, including a $100,000 contribution from WorkSafe Saskatchewan.
“While the monument will serve as an important and permanent reminder of those who fell in the line of duty while serving Saskatchewan, it should also serve as an important reminder that every workplace injury is preventable,” said Phil Germain, CEO of Saskatchewan’s Workers’ Compensation Board.
“That is one of the primary reasons the WCB decided to support this project.”
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