In the last ten years, since 2013, the Poppy Campaign in Saskatoon has contributed $1.4 million to the community.

The Royal Canadian Legion oversees the Poppy Campaign and in 2022 funds were directed to almost a dozen different initiatives including veteran’s needs, bursaries, the cadet corps, Sherbrooke Veterans Village, City Hospital Foundation, Military Family Resource Centre, Parkridge Centre and Paws for Vets to the tune of more than $176 thousand.

The Poppy Campaign began on Friday and will run until Remembrance Day on November 11.

After expenses such as the cost of poppies, wreaths and other supplies are deducted, all remaining monies are placed in trust to be used on those purposes authorized in the General Bylaws of The Royal Canadian Legion.