What you need to know about Regina’s Remembrance Day ceremonies

On Wednesday, Regina residents will take time to remember those who have served and those who have been lost during annual Remembrance Day ceremonies.

The city’s main Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at the Brandt Centre. Organizers said those wishing to attend should begin arriving at 9:30 a.m. The service starts at 10:30 a.m.

The event will include a moment of silence at 11 a.m., followed by a wreath-laying ceremony.

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The Royal Regina Rifles will also host a service of remembrance at the Saskatchewan War Memorial on the west side of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building grounds. The ceremony begins at 10:45 a.m.

There will also be an outdoor service at the cenotaph in Victoria Park beginning at 10:30 a.m., according to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 001 Regina.

The branch will host a gathering following the ceremonies at the Vimy Lounge, 1820 Cornwall St., beginning at noon.

Regina’s Royal Canadian Legion is also celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Speaking on the Greg Morgan Morning Show Tuesday, Reid Hill, president of Royal Canadian Legion No. 1, said the first Legion was established in November, 1926 at 1820 Cornwall Street.

The second floor of the building is now also a museum.

“We open it up on Remembrance Day, and it’s open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day,” he said.

There are 5,000 to 6,000 artifacts there, including Hilll’s personal favourites.

“There’s a couple of World War One uniforms that I always like, plus some stuff from our time from the South African war, but it’s a rotating museum, and a lot of it is online now,” Hill said.

The legion will hold a gala fundraiser on Nov. 27th to celebrate its 100 years, with ticket proceeds going to the Veteran’s Emergency Fund.

Darke Hall, located at 2255 College Ave., will host a performance of the Nightingales Wartime Tribute on Wednesday at 2 p.m. The legion said the production features popular songs from the First and Second World Wars.

“The production is dedicated to the memory of Crash Harrison, a Saskatchewan boy who became a Second World War bomber pilot and survived four crashes,” the legion said.

Civic services on Wednesday

All of Regina’s civic offices will be closed Wednesday for the Remembrance Day holiday, and paid on-street parking will not be in effect. Waste collection will continue on its regular schedule.

Regina Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule, but the Information Centre and RIDELine will be closed. Paratransit service will operate on a holiday schedule from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The office at Riverside Memorial Park and Regina Cemeteries will be closed, but gates will remain open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The North West Leisure Centre and Sandra Schmirler Leisure Centre will be open from noon to 6 p.m., while the Sportplex Fieldhouse and Lawson Aquatic Centre will operate from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre will be closed Wednesday.