Released on November 5, 1997
The annual service of remembrance for the Saskatchewan public service
is held on Thursday, November 6, at 11 a.m. in the main rotunda of the
Legislative Building in Regina. This year the service is followed by
the introduction of an educational CD-ROM by Veterans Affairs Canada,
entitled "Canada's Coming of Age, 1939-1945".
Lieutenant Governor John Wiebe and Mrs. Wiebe will be present at the
service and the Lieutenant Governor will perform the ceremonial start-up of the CD-ROM. Legislative Assembly Speaker Glenn Hagel is to
give the address at the service and Provincial Secretary Ned
Shillington will speak on behalf of the provincial government at the
CD-ROM event sponsored by Veterans Affairs Canada.
Grade 7 students from Henry Janzen School and grade 6 students from
St. Joan of Arc School in Regina are taking part in the event.
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For more information, contact:
Protocol Office
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-3001
Veterans Affairs Canada
Regina
Phone: (306) 780-5237