Remembrance Day ceremonies in Saskatoon

The largest Remembrance Day ceremony in Saskatoon, and in fact one of the largest indoor services in the country,takes place at SaskTel Centre today.

The doors open at 9 a.m. and the choir will begin at9:25 a.m. The service, including a parade of 2,000 people, begins at10:25.There is accessible seating and free parking.

Getting to the service

Special buses will be deployed totake passengers to the event.

• Downtown special events stop at23rd Street and SecondAvenue will havebuses departing every 15 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
• Market Mall will have one bus which departs at 9:45 a.m.
• The Centre Mall will have one bus which departs at 9:45 a.m.
• Return trips start as soon as the ceremony is over.
• Individuals who use Access Transit will have free service to and from SaskTel Centre(regular booking procedures apply).
• For more information on transit call 306-975-3100.

Montgomery Place

An 11:00 a.m.service will also take place at the cairn in Montgomery Place, the Saskatoonneighbourhood that was settled by veterans returning from the Second World War and the Korean War.

A coffee reception willfollow in St. David's Trinity Church Lower Hall.

U of S service

Later today, at 1:30 p.m. a service will be held at the Memorial Gates on campus. It will be hosted by the Multi-Faith Chaplains Association at the U of S. University presidentPeter Stoicheff and Lutheran Chaplain Paul Sartison will also speak at the service.

The gates were erected in 1928 to commemorate the69 students, faculty and staff of the U of S who died in the First World War.