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With the old battlefield flags hanging above them, dozens of people spent Wednesday morning in the rotunda of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building reflecting and remembering.
The Service of Remembrance for the Public Service was held specifically for those who left the public service to join the war effort and serve their country. Rabbi Jeremy Parnes of the Beth Jacob Synagogue officiated the service, while the chamber choir from Campbell Collegiate sang from the balcony.
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Cliff Walker was among those in attendance, saying he was proud to be there in memory of the 11,000 people whose names are inscribed on the Saskatchewan War Memorial. The retired brigadier general said he was be thinking about his dad, a Second World War veteran.
“I wanted to be a soldier like my dad. I wanted to be a teacher like my dad,” said Walker.
The Service of Remembrance for the Public Service was held in Regina on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Some more recent losses were also on many minds during the ceremony, including the soldiers who died and those who were injured in a grass fire at the Canadian Forces base in Wainwright, Alta. on Oct. 17. The funeral for Pte. Shaun Farrell was being held at the same time.
“Our hearts go out to all those families, and especially to those 17 kids that are still fighting some very serious burns and injuries and laying in hospital. We’re thinking about them a lot,” said Walker.
Services will be held around the province Nov. 11.
