The annual Remembrance Day service is returning to SaskTel Centre for its 95th year on Wednesday.

The service is meant to honor those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. A different approach will be taken to the event this year to honor the remaining World War II veterans who passed away this past year, as well as honor the four soldiers who passed away in the Wainwright Fire.

Malcolm Young, a veteran and the Program Director for the Remembrance Day service at SaskTel Centre, says when soldier’s return from their service their experiences, whether traumatic or uplifting, stick.

“Those experiences, the sights, the sounds, the smells of what you experience they become ingrained in you, they become part of your memory, you don’t forget those moments which are impactful.”

By attending the event or donating to receive a poppy, people are helping to support veterans and their families.

There will be special buses set up on Wednesday for the service at SaskTel Centre. Buses leave from the Market Mall and Centre Mall Terminal at 9:45 am. As well there will be buses leaving from the Downtown Special Events Stop at 8:45 am, 9:05 am, 9:25 am, 9:45 am, and 10:05 am.

Doors open at 9 am, the pre-parade program will begin at 9:45 am, and the ceremony will begin at 10:30 am. People who can’t make it to the service are welcome to watch online at saskatoonremembers.ca or on Rogers TV Saskatoon Channels.

City Hall and all public libraries will be closed on Remembrance Day.

Remai Modern will be open from 10 am to 5 pm on Wednesday plus there will be a guided Public Tour from 2 pm to 3 pm.

Paid parking is not required in city run parking Wednesday but parking time limits remain in effect.

Garbage, recycling and compost will be picked up as scheduled.

The Material Recovery Centre and Landfill are open, but the Compost Depot is closed for the season.