Saskatchewan news — Saskatchewan now has a permanent place to stand and remember the people who ran toward danger. On Saturday, September 26, the province unveiled the Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial on Memorial Way in Regina’s Wascana Park — a first for Saskatchewan, honouring the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, correctional workers, emergency communications personnel, conservation officers and other protective services personnel who gave their lives in the line of duty.
By Maplestime News Desk | Regina, Saskatchewan | September 27, 2026
Sources: EIN Presswire, Government of Saskatchewan | Last updated: September 27, 2026
Key Takeaways
- On Sept. 26, 2026, Saskatchewan unveiled the Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial on Memorial Way in Wascana Park, Regina — the first memorial of its kind in the province.
- It honours firefighters, police officers, paramedics, correctional workers, emergency communications personnel, conservation officers and other protective services personnel who died in the line of duty.
- The centrepiece is a “helping hands” sculpture with six two-metre tablets expected to carry roughly 80 names dating back to the early 1900s.
- The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency produced the project for about $900,000, including a $100,000 contribution from WorkSafe Saskatchewan; the 25-metre by 20-metre site broke ground in September 2025.
- Community Safety Minister Michael Weger and SPSA President and Fire Commissioner Marlo Pritchard headlined Saturday’s unveiling.
The Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial Takes Its Place
The site sits southwest of the Saskatchewan Legislature Building on Memorial Way, one of the most solemn corridors in Regina’s Wascana Park. For years, Saskatchewan was one of the few provinces without a dedicated permanent memorial for its fallen protective services personnel. Saturday’s unveiling changed that.
The Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial is built around a “helping hands” sculpture — two hands joined, the simplest image there is of what protective services people actually do. Around it stand six two-metre tablets, expected to carry close to 80 names once the historical record is complete, stretching back to the early 1900s. That is more than a century of service and sacrifice, and for many of those families, this is the first time a province has put their loved one’s name in stone.
The Words That Marked The Day
Community Safety Minister Michael Weger framed the unveiling in plain terms: “The Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial honours the women and men who made the ultimate sacrifice to others… their service will never be forgotten.”
SPSA President and Fire Commissioner Marlo Pritchard, who oversaw the project, kept the focus where it belongs — on people. “This memorial is ultimately about people. It honours the lives that were lived, the families who loved them, the colleagues who served beside them…” That line landed because it is the truth about every name on those tablets: behind each one is a family that got the worst phone call, and colleagues who went back to work the next day.
From Groundbreaking To Memorial Way
The project has been a year in the making. Ground broke on the 25-metre by 20-metre site in September 2025, and the SPSA managed the roughly $900,000 build — about $100,000 of it coming from WorkSafe Saskatchewan. In an era when every public dollar gets scrutinized, the number is defensible: a permanent, outdoor public memorial that will stand for generations, built on one of the most visited parklands in the province.
The timing also matters. Wascana Park already carries the province’s heaviest symbolic weight — the Legislature, the cenotaphs, the long walks people take when the news is bad. Putting the Saskatchewan Protective Services Memorial on Memorial Way, steps from the Legislature, puts these names where the province cannot look away from them.
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