Saskatchewan

This plaque is dedicated to the personnel who served during the Second World War having passed through No. 4 S.F.T.S. at Royal Canadian Air Force Station Saskatoon. The memorial was erected by the city of Saskatoon and No. 602 Lynx Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association.

Located between the Broadway Bridge and the 25th Street Bridge and surrounding Delta Bessborough Hotel, beautiful Kiwanis Memorial Park is recognized as one of the finest urban parks in Canada. Designated Kiwanis Memorial Park by motion of City Council on April 1, 1946, it has an interesting and unique history. From 1907 to 1912, ashes from a local power plant were hauled to this area and local contractors were encouraged to dispose of their excess fill there from the time of Saskatoon’s first building boom in 1911 until the Thirties. In 1935, using funds from the CNR as part of an agreement for the creation of the Bessborough Hotel, the dumpsite was transformed into the park site. It was levelled and improved with grass, trees and shrubs throughout the Thirties, including a tree planted in 1938 near the 20th Street entrance to commemorate the contribution of Mr. Argue, a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Parks Board. The City of Saskatoon and Meewasin Valley Authority have continued to improve Kiwanis Memorial Park by constructing a promenade along Spadina Crescent between the University Bridge and the Broadway Bridge. Memorial Park attractions to enjoy along this prairie Path of History include: 1. The Northwest Rebellion (1885) [statue] 2. The South African (Boer) War (1899-1902) [bench] 3. Vimy Memorial Band Shell 4. The Memorial Fountain of Youth 5. The Korean War (1950-1953) [bench] 6. Thompson Belvedere (pavilion] 7. Ramon John Hnatyshyn Statue 8. Spirit of Youth [structure] 9. Century 100 Capsule 10. Bessborough Hotel 11. Kiwanis Park Gate 12. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Spadina and 20th Street) 13. St. Paul’s Cathedral (720 Spadina Crescent) 14. Knox United Church (838 Spadina Crescent) 15. St. John’s Cathedral (816 Spadina Crescent) Source: Path of History - Kiwanis Memorial Park brochure

This aircraft, a CT33 Silverstar, was flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 1950s and 1960s. It bears the red colour scheme of the Red Knight, a contemporary aerobatic performer. It marks the entrance to the R.C.A.F. Park.

This memorial is dedicated to the war dead of the South African War.

The Vimy Memorial Band Stand was erected by the Saskatoon Kiwanis Club in honour of the Canadians who fought at Vimy Ridge in 1917.  It was inspired from the 1936 pilgrimage to Vimy, France, where King Edward VIII unveiled a memorial to Canada and her dead at Vimy Ridge on July 26.

The project began under the presidency of J.C. Hackney and a special bandstand committee was established. Construction of the Vimy Memorial Band Stand cost the Kiwanis Club $3,521, less a $57 donation from the city. Frank J. Martini, member of the Kiwanis Club, served as the architect on the project.

The memorial was designed to serve as a centre where the community could gather to enjoy and participate in good music and was a reverent tribute to the nations in the Great War. The Vimy Memorial Band Stand was built in Kiwanis Park on the bank of the South Saskatchewan River facing the junction of 20th Street and Spadina Crescent. Built of concrete and painted white, the semi-domed roof, crowned with a lantern (a turret crowning a dome) is supported by eight pillars. Steps lead to the band area, which is enclosed by an iron balustrade.

The first event held at the Vimy Memorial Band Stand was the dedication and its presentation to the City of Saskatoon on September 1. 1937. Mayor R.M. Pinder accepted the Band Stand on behalf of the City and accepted an engraved scroll as a permanent record of the event. Approximately 2,000 citizens attended the dedication.

During the Second World War, the memorial served as a centre for patriotic, war-related activities. The "Salute to Britain Ceremony" was held on April 23, 1941; Victory Torch Day, which added a permanent flagstaff to the site, was held on May 28 of that year. The following year on September 8, a public reception was held for the bomber crew which raided Saarbrucken, Germany. The memorial was also the centre for the Third Victory Loan Rallies of October 18 and 19, 1942. With the end of the war in 1945, the memorial became the centre of victory celebrations and occasions welcoming the Veterans home.

During the summer of 1987, the City of Saskatoon Parks and Recreation Department restored the Vimy Memorial Band Stand to its original state.

This window is dedicated to three military members, Sergeant Harry Moore, Roy Moore and Lieutenant Maurice Moore.

This window is dedicated to the memory of Sidney S. Sterns, who was killed at Passchendaele on 30 October 1917.

Constructed as a book holder, this memorial is dedicated to war dead and veterans.

Erected by the Chancel Guild of St. John's Cathedral, this memorial is dedicated to the members of the congregation who were veterans or war dead of the First World War.

This memorial is dedicated "to our dead".