The 2022 commemoration of Remembrance Day in Swift Current returned to the pre-pandemic format after two years of scaled- down activities. Remembrance Week started on Nov. 7 with the raising of the poppy flag on Market Square. A silent vigil took place overnight at the Memorial Park cenotaph from Nov. 10 until Remembrance Day morning. Members of 605 Tarry Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets stood on guard during initial shifts and first responders carried out the overnight shifts. There were two ceremonies on Remembrance Day. An outdoor parade and service took place at the Memorial Park cenotaph at 9 a.m. This was followed by an indoor service of remembrance at 10:50 a.m. at the Swift Current Comprehensive High School. The formal Remembrance Day events in the city concluded with an afternoon luncheon at the Legion Hall.
Photos by Matthew Liebenberg/Prairie Post
Remembrance Week in Swift Current started with a flag raising ceremony on Market Square, Nov. 7. From left to right, Swift Current Mayor Al Bridal with Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 56 Swift Current Vice President Rodger Ruf and Past President Jim Pratt.
Cadets formed the ceremonial guard at the cenotaph during the Remembrance Day service in Memorial Park.
Cadets formed the ceremonial guard at the cenotaph during the Remembrance Day service in Memorial Park.
Lieut. Bill Mailman from the Salvation Army carried out the scripture reading during the Remembrance Day service at the Memorial Park cenotaph.
Swift Current Legion member Dave Boucher lays a wreath for the unknown soldier at the Memorial Park cenotaph.
Seventeen wreaths were placed at the cenotaph during the Memorial Park ceremony on Remembrance Day.
Swift Current MLA Everett Hindley places a wreath at the Memorial Park cenotaph.