SASKATOON – The Sgt. Hugh Cairns Monument in Saskatoon’s Kinsmen Park will look a little different this Remembrance Day. Saskatoon’s oldest public artwork has been successfully restored. The city says the sculpture required cleaning and a re-pointing of its granite base.
The statue is a carved marble figure of Saskatoon’s own Hugh Cairns with a soccer ball beneath his foot. The monument was installed in 1921, on the very field where he played the sport.
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In 1918, Sgt. Cairns died from wounds in France. The following year, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery.
Seventy-five names of Saskatoon soccer players killed in the First World War are engraved in the base of the monument.
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