Candace Skrapek

Cathy Arnold

Cynthia Johnston

Elliot Paus Jenssen

Jane McPhee

Jeananne Klein

June Gawdun

KC Hall

Shan Landry

Kalli Youngstrom

Virginia Dakiniewich

Sharon Siuksteris

• City of Saskatoon
• Saskatchewan Abilities Council
• Saskatchewan Seniors Fitness Association
• Saskatoon Community Clinic Kokums Group
• Saskatoon Health Region
• Saskatoon Housing Authority
• Saskatoon Public Library
• Services for Seniors
• University of Saskatchewan

2009

Terms of Reference: click for PDF

Resolution/Motion of Municipal Government Support not available.

November 28, 2016 Letter of Support from Mayor Charlie Clark: click here for PDF

2010

Link to Findings Report, December 2011

The initial Action Plan, including recommendations, implementation activities, outcomes and impact can be found on pages 24 to 38 of the Implementation and Evaluation Report linked here.

Outdoor Spaces and Buildings: Development of an age-friendly lens that is used to encourage organizations to become age-friendly. View the Age-Friendly Lens document at this link.

Transportation: VIDEO with City Transit (learn how to serve older adults and show older adults how to use City Transit). View the video on the City of Saskatoon Facebook page, linked here.

Housing: Building Respectful Inclusive Communities (training for older adults in congregate living how to combat bullying). Access the Training ToolKit here.

Social Participation: SCOA programs such as Globe Walk, Seniors Tech Buddy, Seniors Neighborhood Hub Clubs and Century Club.

Respect and Social Inclusion: Development of an Age-friendly lens that is used to encourage organizations to become age-friendly. See the Age-Friendly Lens document here.

Civic Participation and Employment: Development of a Community Police and Fire Academy for older adults. See the article linked here.

Communication and Information: The “Remembering When” project with Saskatoon Fire (volunteers will visit you in your home to educate about fire safety). View information about this project here.

Community Support and Health Services: Development of a Community Police and Fire Academy for older adults.

Updated April 2023:

Respect and Social Inclusion:

Confronting Ageism: It Starts With You ~ With funding received from New Horizons, Government of Canada, a public awareness campaign was developed and implemented commencing in summer 2023 and completed in March 2024. Targeting [18 to 55 age range] including Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z, the public education campaign raised awareness of ageism, its harmful effects, and offered positive alternatives to negative stereotyping. Using digital and social media, the goal of the campaign was to influence existing or developing attitudes towards older adults and growing older. A volunteer working group of older adults developed and implemented the campaign. The campaign consisted of four phases: Recognizing Ageism, Harmful Impacts of Ageism, What You Can Do to Confront Ageism and Working towards a Positive Vision of Aging.

The ageism campaign encompassed two streams: an awareness campaign using three social media platforms and a student artwork project.  Through collaboration with a local high school, we worked with three art classes who participated in an interactive discussion on ageism and then used their personal experiences and understandings to create a work of art highlighting a component from each of the project phases. The students provided permission for the artwork to be shared across social media campaigns, and provided statements explaining their work. This provided a unique, direct opportunity to explore intergenerational relationships and ageism which can be directed at individuals of any age. Through the spread of messaging we believe we were able to enhance awareness about aging and older adults among younger groups of people and enhance intergenerational cooperation and understanding.

Social Participation: 

• A partnership with local high schools, the Tech Buddy program, creates an opportunity for older adults to work one on one with students for help with technology devices. This also helps build relationships among generations and dispel negative stereotypes about aging.
• Social Participation workshop added to the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series

Updated October 2023:

Using a grant from the New Horizons for Seniors program, they have developed a series of 10 two-hour modules/workshops to be held over the course of the next several months. This project fits in many domains. They are listed on the Domains pages thus. Topics are

• Healthy aging in retirement
• Social participation for older adults
• Digital literacy
• Wellness
• Caregiver services and resources
• Older adult transportation
• Housing
• Avoiding frauds and scams
• Ageism
• Older adult abuse

Outdoor Spaces and Buildings:

• Working with City of Saskatoon on winter city strategy

Transportation:

• “Transportation” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series
• Working with University of Saskatchewan law students, they have developed a presentation and brochure focusing on Saskatchewan driving laws, driving eligibility, guidelines for medical practitioner reporting, and SGI requirements.

Housing:

• “Housing” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series

Social Participation:

• “Social Participation and Well-Being” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series

Respect and Social Inclusion:

• “Ageism: What is it? What are its impacts? How to combat it.” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment Series
• “Abuse of Older Adults: How to recognize it and what you can do about it” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment Series

Civic Participation and Employment:

• SCOA makes presentations to employers about age-friendly workplaces.

Communication and Information:

• “Six Stages of Retirement” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series
• “Digital Literacy for Older Adults” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series
• “Keeping Your Money Safe: Avoid Scams and Frauds” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series

Community Support and Health Services:

• “Orientation to Caregiving” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series
• “Wellness” – workshop in the Positive Aging Life Enrichment series
• Beyond the Pandemic final report. This completes the work begun with the Beyond the Pandemic White Paper.

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Outdoor Spaces and Buildings:

• Work with City of Saskatoon on Winter City Strategy.

Transportation:

• Saskatoon Transit and SCOA Bus Buddy program maintain an ongoing partnership to support older adults to use the transit system safely and effectively.

Housing:

• Continuing collaborations regarding bullying in congregate living situations.

Social Participation:

• The Seniors Neighbourhood Hub Clubs, SCOA Globe Walk and Century Club support social participation for older adults. Free accessible events continue to be held monthly and have moved to in-person venues.
• A Pen Pal program matches older adults with school age children to exchange letters and cards. This is a fun activity for seniors and children alike and helps create relationships between the generations.
• A partnership with local high schools, the Seniors and Youth Connect program, creates an opportunity for older adults to work one on one with students for help with technology devices. This also helps build relationships among generations and dispel negative stereotypes about aging.

Respect and Social Inclusion:

• SCOA’s collaboration with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, numerous community presentations on older adult abuse and ageism.

Civic Participation and Employment:

• SCOA presentations to employers about age-friendly workplaces.

Communication and Information:

• SCOA hosts monthly meetings and webinars to assist older adults to stay informed about community services, issues that impact their lives and lifestyle enrichment options.
• SCOA publishes an annual Directory of Services and Social Activities for Older Adults with over 100 pages of resources for older adults and community agencies.
• SCOA provides an iPad lending library for older adults to borrow a device along with easy-to-use manuals to learn at their own pace and on their own time.

Community Support and Health Services:

• Beyond the Pandemic White Paper: Beyond the Pandemic survey and focus groups exploring the impact of the pandemic and recommendations for action going forward.

Click the titles below to access the resource.

Beyond the Pandemic White Paper

Beyond the Pandemic Final Report

Age-Friendly Lens