Alice Abrahamson

Sharon Beutler

Bonni Brant

Yvonne Down

Jennifer Gray

Audrey Hudym

Orey Hudym

Mel Konkel

Shirley Lindsay

Val McAuley

Casey McCormac

Bonny Miller

Ann Norgan

Bernie Nosterud

Devona Putland, Chair

Bill Thorn

Suzanne Wilton

• Bethel United Church
• Community Builders Alliance
• Moosomin and District Seniors’ Club
• Moosomin Chamber of Commerce
• Moosomin Kinette Club
• Moosomin Legion
• Moosomin Shrine Club
• Moosomin Visual Arts Centre
• Rural Municipality of Martin
• Rural Municipality  of Moosomin
• Southeast Library — Moosomin Branch
• Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan — Moosomin Chapter
• Town of Moosomin

Spring 2021

Terms of Reference

April 28, 2022 Letter from Moosomin Town Council

July 15, 2022 Rural Municipality of Martin

Link to PDF of these letters of support.

Link to PDF of resolution of support from Rural Municipality of Moosomin minutes, Page 2, June 2022.

Date of survey/focus group: October 2020

Survey PDF

Survey Results Summary narrative

Full Survey Results Summary PDF

Brief Survey Summary PDF

Published summary in Moosomin World Spectator, January 24, 2022 edition. Click here for PNG.

Action plan worksheets:

Community Bench project: click the link for the Action Plan PDF.

Sidewalk Assessment project: click the link for the Action Plan PDF.

Coffee Houses/Focus Groups/Ageism Matinees: click the link for the Action Plan PDF.

Tech Time for Seniors/Anti-Fraud Presentation: click the link for the Action Plan PDF.

1. Investigate housing options through Sask Housing, January 2022
2. Assess sidewalks and relay information to the Town, May 2022
3. Work with the town beautification committee to work on rest areas/bench sitting areas, ongoing

Outdoor Spaces & Buildings: Sidewalk assessment complete and results shared with town of Moosomin, Summer, 2022 (re: Planning stages of sidewalk assessment to be completed in Spring 2022)

Numerous benches have been placed around the community (re: investigating feasibility of Age-Friendly Benches in the community.)

Transportation: Transportation Focus Group held February 14, 2023 (re: Upcoming focus group input to determine if there are additional challenges not identified in the survey)

Hosting speaker at Moosomin Chamber of Commerce from Gravelbourg Cares, a program for transportation for out-of-town medical appointments

Housing: Guest speaker from Sask Housing at Age-Friendly Moosomin Meeting in January, 2021 to become informed of community options.

Social Participation:

Focus Group Coffee House, February 14, 2023

Valentine’s Coffee House, February 10, 2024

Ageism Movie and Popcorn Matinees, March 27, 2023; April 25, 2023; and May 19, 2023

Ageism Videos shown at matinees, March 27, April 25, and May 19, 2023. (Note: link will open in YouTube.)

• Golden: The End of Ageism (produced by Telus) Click for link to video.
• Mr. Berry (produced by Telus) Click for link to video.

Hosted a coffee house for International Day of Older Persons, Oct. 1, 2021 and Oct. 1, 2022, to celebrate International Day of the older person

Update October, 2024:

Social Participation:

• Oct. 1, 2024 co-sponsored a Coffee House with the Superannuated Teachers in celebration of International Day of Older Persons.
• Hosting a Christmas Celebration Supper, December 8, 2024 as a daycare fundraiser.
• Continuation of once per month (last Tuesday of the month) trouble shooting Tech Time meetings at the Library.

Transportation: 

• Pursuit of a program for transportation to out-of-town medical appointments

Communications & Information: 

• Tech Time for Seniors program (see poster in Resources Created)

Community Supports & Health Services:

• Promotion of File of Life, emergency information communication file

Timeline of Age-Friendly Moosomin, March 8, 2021 to the present. Click here for PDF.

Poster for Tech Time project, February & March 2024. Click here for PDF. 

Poster for pre-Valentine’s Day Coffee House, February 10, 2024. Click here for photo.

Poster for Coffee House in honour of International Day of Older Persons, October 1, 2023. Click here for PDF.

Coffee House commemorating International Day of Older Persons, held October 1, 2024. Click here for article in PDF format. Click here for accompanying photos in PDF format.

This article about Age-Friendly Moosomin partnering with Moosomin & District Seniors’ Club on a transportation project highlights not only Age-Friendly Moosomin’s great coverage by their local newspaper, but also the way they are reaching out to partner with other local organizations: click here to read the article.

Article about Bench Project published in Moosomin World-Spectator, June 19, 2023. Click here for PDF.

CBC Blue Sky interview with Age-Friendly Moosomin and others about What Makes an Age-Friendly Community, June 8, 2023. Click for link to audio.

Article from Moosomin World-Spectator, February 6, 2023 about their Age-Friendly bench campaign: What’s New at Age-Friendly Moosomin? (link directly to newspaper.)

Article from Moosomin-World Spectator, October 25, 2021: Moosomin Chamber of Commerce: Putland Speaks on Importance of Being an Age Friendly Community  PART ONE and PART TWO (png)

Letter to Editor, Moosomin World-Spectator, October 18, 2021: Age Friendly Committee: We Need Your Feedback (png)

Article from Moosomin World-Spectator, October 4, 2021: Moosomin Age-Friendly to Survey Community (png)

Article from Moosomin World-Spectator, March 8, 2021: Putland Promoting an Age-Friendly Moosomin (pdf)