REGINA, Sask. – The city of Regina says public transit routes and schedules for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are following the same procedure they have since the city first recognized Sept. 30 as an annual holiday in 2021.
As with the other annual holidays recognized by the city, that means transit will operate on routes and schedules otherwise typically reserved for Sundays.
A Facebook post from the city announcing Wednesday’s routes and schedules drew questions from followers concerned about the impact on people who normally take public transit to work but whose employers don’t recognize the holiday.
Questions were also raised about impacts on those who begin work earlier or end work later than service will be offered Wednesday, as well as on those who may have trouble affording alternate transportation options.
In an emailed statement to SaskToday the city noted it observes all provincial statutory holidays along with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day.
It added that paratransit service will operate Wednesday from 8 a.m.-9 a.m.
“The city believes it is important to mark September 30 as a day of commemoration and remembrance of the history and legacy of residential schools and their generational impact on Indigenous people,” the city’s statement said.
