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Nov 21

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It takes a village to make a pop-up exhibit like this happen. Thanks to the 4th graders who made the poppies, to the @royalreginarifles for the netting, the @reginalegionbranch001 for various exhibit items, @vaniertheatre for collaborating, the beautiful @themjcac for allowing us use of the lobby space, @masonhausermann for his volunteer hours and passion and, of course, our tireless Executive Director and Chief Historian, Kelsey Lonie, for glueing it all together with her expertise and leadership.

If you can make it to Moose Jaw or are in the Moose Jaw area, you have two more chances to see The Hello Girls and this First World War exhibit.

🎟️Tickets available at www.moosejawculture.ca

Nov 20

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‼️Attenion‼️ Due to illness, our scheduled guest speaker for tonight‘s TGIT Speakers Series, Colonel Jason Quilliam, CD, FRGCS, will be postponed until next Thursday, November 27th.

We will still hold a regular TGIT tonight at the Senior Ranks Mess in the Regina Armoury.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Nov 19

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Kelsey and Mason spent the day mounting our First World War exhibit in the lobby of @themjcac ⭐️💣The exhibit is in partnership with @vaniertheatre and their production of The Hello Girls. Our lobby exhibit looks at the roles of women in the First World War and the advancements in communications that happened at that time.

Get your tickets now for this powerful, inspiring, and toe-tapping night of musical theatre! The Hello Girls tells the true story of the brave women who answered the call in the First World War—serving as the first female telephone operators and changing history forever. Filled with incredible music, moving stories, and a whole lot of heart, this show will make you laugh, cry, and cheer!

📅 November 19, 20 & 21 at 7 PM
📅 November 22 at 2 pm
🎟️ Tickets available now — don’t miss this unforgettable performance that celebrates courage and connection!

Visit:
purchase.moosejawculture.ca/Events

#rusiregina #vaniertheatre #thehellogirls #moosejawsk #firstworldwar #womeninwar

Nov 18

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Great News! Due to your generous donations we are now at $6,628 raised of our $7,500 goal! That leaves us Only $872 left to raise.

👉If you would like to donate* and be one of the people that helps us cross the finish line so we can create two more commemorative pedestals, honouring the Saskatchewan Victoria Cross recipients, and the Balkan campaign, please send your donations to:

📧e-transfer trust@rusiregina.ca

Or mail your cheque to

✉️PO Box 32021 RPO Victoria Square Regina, SK S4N 7L2.

*All donations will receive a charitable tax receipt.

Thank you to everyone who already donated. We are deeply grateful for your support.💙 #rusiregina #donations #fundraising #reginask #saskatchewan #militaryhistory

Nov 17

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Please consider signing this petition, and for those of you who have already signed - thank you. It takes two minutes. It cost nothing. But it means everything to the families still waiting for justice. To the veterans who served alongside these heroes. To everyone who believes that courage deserves recognition, no matter who demonstrates it. SIGN PETITION E-6661: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6661 #petition #canadianveterans #canadianarmedforces #wewillrememberthem

Nov 14

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Here is a sneak peek of Vanier Collegiate’s production of The Hello Girls where RUSI Regina will be mounting an exhibit in the lobby of @themjcac ⭐️💣The exhibit will look at the roles of women in the First World War and the advancements in communications that happened.

Get your tickets now for a powerful, inspiring, and toe-tapping night of musical theatre! The Hello Girls tells the true story of the brave women who answered the call in the First World War—serving as the first female telephone operators and changing history forever. Filled with incredible music, moving stories, and a whole lot of heart, this show will make you laugh, cry, and cheer!

📅 November 19, 20 & 21 at 7 PM
📅 November 22 at 2 pm
🎟️ Tickets available now — don’t miss this unforgettable performance that celebrates courage and connection!

purchase.moosejawculture.ca/Events
We hope to see you there!

🎥: @vaniertheatre

#rusiregina #vaniercollegiate #moosejawsk #reginask #thehellogirls #womenshistorymonth #canadianhistory #musicaltheatre #militaryhistory

Nov 14

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Join us at our next TGIT Speakers Series on November 20, 2025 from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM where there will be we will be joined by RUSI member Colonel Jason Quilliam, CD, FRGCS

TGIT, or Thank Goodness it’s Thursday, are held in the Senior Ranks Mess of the Regina Armoury in the late afternoon. This is an opportunity for RUSI members and serving military members to gather after the days’ work to relax and socialize.

Admission is free ($5 donation to cover food)

Register: Email lynn@hjlinnen.com so we can account for how much food to make

📍Senior Ranks Mess, Regina Armoury
1600 Elphinstone St, Regina, Saskatchewan

#rusiregina #ReginaSK #yqrevents #militaryhistory #saskatchewan #canadianmilitary

Nov 13

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Some more pictures from our Armistice Dinner held this past Monday, Nov 10. This annual event is a formal military style dinner always held on the evening prior to Armistice Day. It marks the end of the fighting in the First World War. It is open to members and invited guests.

Thank you to volunteer @prosserbrookian for stepping in and capturing some memories from this important evening.

If you would like to become a member of RUSI Regina, visit www.rusiregina.ca 💙💚 #armistice #rusiregina #reginask #yqrevents #militaryhistory #saskatchewan #saskveterans

Nov 12

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Please note that tomorrow evening’s regularly scheduled TGIT has been cancelled for this week in recognition of the vast number of Remembrance Day season events. We will see you next week when Colonel Jason Quilliam, CD, FRGCS will join us for our Speakers Series.

Nov 12

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On Monday evening at our Armistice Dinner, RUSI Regina and the University of Regina announced an official partnership and signed a memorandum of understanding that will forge an exciting future for military history research and outreach in Saskatchewan.

✍🏽Seen here: Executive Director of RUSI Regina, Kelsey Lonie; University of Regina President, Dr. Jeff Keshen; and RUSI Regina President, Major (Ret’d) Brad Hrycyna.

#rusiregina #universityofregina #uofregina #partnership #saskatchewan #militaryhistory

Nov 11

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We will remember them.

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Message from the Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada on Remembrance Day:

On this Remembrance Day, we honour those who gave everything to protect the peace and freedoms we cherish today.

As we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the 25th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, we remember all the courageous Canadians who left behind their homes and their families to fight for a better tomorrow. They faced the horrors of war, and they endured the silence of loss.

For many of us, it may be difficult to fully grasp the realities of war, especially when we have never known it first-hand. But as Canadians, we owe it to those who fought to make our world a better place to understand the profound cost of their duty.

Today, in a time of global uncertainty, members of the Canadian Armed Forces continue to defend our sovereignty, support our allies and strive for a world where peace can prevail. To our serving members, to our veterans and to their families, we offer our deepest gratitude.

Lest we forget.

Nov 10

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Reposted from the @royalreginarifles photos from this Annual Service of Remembrance, with Her Honour, the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan on November 5 2025, at the Saskatchewan Legislature.

The ceremony featured the CSM Head serving as the sentry, symbolizing respect and solemnity.

Lieutenant Colonel Barry, Commanding Officer of the Royal Regina Rifles, did a reading of the poem “The Dead”

The Dead

Sound your bugles, O’er the noble Dead!
Among us, none are so solitary and impoverished,
Yet in their passing,
they have gifted us treasures
more valuable than gold.
These individuals set aside the world;
they poured forth the red
Sweet wine of youth,
sacrificing the years meant for
Work and joy, and that unexpected peace
Referred to as age;
and those who might have existed,
Their sons, they entrusted, granting them immortality.

Sound, bugles, sound! They have provided us,
in our time of need,
The holiness that was so long absent,
along with Love and Pain.
Honour has returned, like a king, to this earth,
Rewarding his subjects with a noble gift;
And Nobleness walks among us once more;
We have embraced our rightful heritage.

-Rupert Brooke

@ltgovsk #remembrance #reginarifles #wewillrememberthem

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