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Volume 18, Issue 44 | Wed., October 29, 2025
Legion members, volunteers launch Moose Jaw’s annual poppy campaign Aaron Walker - Moose Jaw Express
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 has officially launched this year’s annual Poppy Campaign, a long-standing effort to honour Canada’s veterans and support those in need across the community. Poppy chairperson Sue Knox said the campaign is already underway, with volunteers visiting local businesses to sell wreaths and collect donations ahead of Remembrance Day. “As we speak, I have 10 teams going door to door to the businesses in Moose Jaw to sell wreaths for their window displays or to request donations for the veterans,” Knox said. The next phase begins Oct. 30 and 31, when four delivery teams will distribute trays of poppies around the city. Each participating business will then display a tray for public donations at no cost through to Nov. 11. “(Our four teams) drop off the poppy trays with poppies so that the businesses can collect donations and hand out poppies for the remembrance period,” she explained. The campaign’s formal launch will include a presentation of the first poppy to the mayor on Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. at City Hall, followed by a poppy drive that evening at the Temple Gardens Centre as the Moose Jaw Warriors face the Regina Pats. This will set the stage for Poppy Day, following on Nov. 1, when volunteers including local cadets will be stationed at busy intersections and participating storefronts across the city from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We also have all four cadet units assist-
Poppies are distributed across Canada each year as part of the Royal Canadian Legion’s campaign supporting veterans and their families. Photo by: The Royal Canadian Legion - National Headquarters/Facebook ing us with the poppy drive. They do it every year,” Knox said. “So some of (the poppy team) will be military volunteers, some civilian, and some of them will be cadets.” Funds raised through the annual campaign are used to support veterans in a variety of ways, Knox noted, including assistance with food, housing, transportation, and emergency expenses. “We support veterans by helping with food and lodging at times. If they’re unhoused, we can assist in paying (any of their) bills. If they find themselves short of funding at any given time and they have bills to pay, or if, in the middle of the winter, they have a furnace that goes on the fritz and has to be replaced, we can help with that — things of that nature,” she explained. “We’ve put (veterans) in hotels through the winter to get them off the streets in the past, and provided
(pre-paid gift cards) so they can get groceries and cook their own meals.” She added that Branch 59 also contributes to provincial programs such as Saskatchewan Command’s PAWS for Veterans, which provides service dogs and training to veterans living with PTSD, and to emergency funds that help cover essential costs. With more than 500 members locally but only around 60 regular volunteers, the Legion continues to rely on community involvement to keep the campaign running strong. “If anybody wants to volunteer to assist with our Poppy Day on the first of November, I’m still taking names,” Knox said. “It’d be nice if they came out this year to learn the process, because I’m only (volunteering to organize) it for one more year.” Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion, and Knox said Branch 59 hopes to make the milestone campaign extra special with more details to follow. To get your poppy in honour of Canada’s military veterans, stop by the Royal Canadian Legion at 693 Fairford Street West or look for poppy sale boxes at participating local businesses. For further information or to inquire about membership or volunteer opportunities, call the Legion at 306-692-5453 or Sue Knox at 306-684-5593. To learn more, visit Legion.ca/Remembrance/The-Poppy-Campaign. The Poppy Campaign will continue until Nov. 11.