Saskatchewan residents can now honour and support military members and their families with a Support Our Troops licence plate depicting silhouettes of different branches of the Canadian military.
鈥淥ur government is offering the Support Our Troops licence plate to show respect, and help aid military families who serve our country,鈥� Provincial Military Liaison and Wood River MLA D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert said.聽 鈥淲e are grateful for the service of these brave men and women, and want to acknowledge the sacrifices they make for our freedom.鈥�
A big part of the plate program is to offer financial support to Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS).聽 Customers can order a plate for $55 at a motor licence issuer.聽 CFMWS will receive $30 from each plate to support their Saskatchewan operations.
鈥淚鈥檓 so pleased to see government is now offering a Support Our Troops licence plate,鈥� mother of Cpl. Brandon Cherry of the Princess Patricia鈥檚 Canadian Light Infantry, based out of CFB Edmonton Stacey Cherry said.聽 鈥淭he fact that profits from the plates are put toward programs that will benefit military members, like my son Brandon, is wonderful and I am so grateful to be part of this process.聽 I will be proud to display one of these plates as a symbol of the gratitude and respect I have for those serving our country, and for those who have lost their lives protecting it.鈥�
鈥淢embers leave their homes and families for months at a time and put their lives on the line for our safety,鈥� Huyghebaert said.聽 鈥淚t is very fitting that all profits collected from the sale of these licence plates will go toward programs and services in Saskatchewan for members and their families.鈥�
The plate has a white background with green lettering and a graphic of the Canadian flag at top left.聽 There is a black silhouette of military members underneath the flag with 鈥淪upport Our Troops鈥� written in white lettering across the bottom.聽 A yellow 鈥淪upport Our Troops鈥� ribbon on the bottom left complements the design.聽 The plates will contain the letter 鈥淭鈥� followed by four numbers (i.e. T0001, T0002, etc.).
For more information about the Support Our Troops licence plate or other specialty licence plates, visit SGI鈥檚 website at www.sgi.sk.ca.
