The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 11 • July 10-11, 1939, saw the Royal Tour take place with His Majesty & Queen visiting the capital city of Regina • 1947 Colonel James McAra died and was buried in the soldiers plot in Regina; he was responsible for the creation of the Veterans plot. • 1951 saw the formation of Districts within the Command • Our 17th convention in 1953 at Saskatoon saw the introduction of our sports program and we moved into our new office space at 1820 Cornwall Street, the location of Regina #1 Branch. • 1957 saw the discontinuation of the Run Jar after twenty-five years • 1961 saw Mr. Justice Mervyn Woods elected Dominion President • 1966 saw the Provincial Track & Field Program start within Saskatchewan • 1969 saw Mr. Robert Kohaly elected Dominion President • 1976 saw us celebrating our Golden Anniversary with the introduction of a Song Book and the selling of tulips to all our Branches • 1984 after a province-wide fundraiser, we moved into our present building located at 3079 5th Avenue Regina • 1985 - we celebrated our Diamond Jubilee • 2000 saw Mr. Bill Barclay elected Dominion President • 2001, we celebrated our 75th Anniversary • May 18, 2005, saw Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visit the city of Regina. They unveiled the bronze statue of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II riding her favourite horse, Burmese. Saskatchewan Command was an integral part of this committee • 2006, we are celebrating our 80th Anniversary Command continues to run a number of programs for our youth, seniors and sports for our members; we also offer bursaries and scholarships to our students graduating from school. Our Track and Field program has just celebrated its 40th year in operation. The Command Office also offers a Service Bureau to handle the pension process for our Veterans and still serving armed forces members. At present our Command is divided into six Districts with twenty-one Zones within these Districts, who are responsible for 199 Branches within Saskatchewan Command. Our Executive Council is made up of a President, Past President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Chairman, Executive Director and six District Commanders. (...Continued)
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