Teachers from three school divisions, Regina Catholic, Regina Public and Prairie Valley along with friends, local, provincial and federal politicians took part in a candle light and prayer vigil held the evening of January 27. They gathered first at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum on the North side of Wascana Lake and walked down Albert Street to the Legislative building on the South Side of the lake where they gathered for speeches, prayers and singing. All of this in support of the people in La Loche. Juanita Tuharsky, a high school teacher from Regina Public School Division was gratified at the turnout which numbered several hundred people. The short speeches came from teachers and First Nations Elders, not from politicians. After the speeches, participants deposited their candles and tea lights in the snow across the road from the Legislative Building. They then gathered in a huge circle on the road and sang a scripted song together.
