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Welcome to SSM!

SSM acknowledges that we live and work on the territory of Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10, and the Homeland of the Métis.

We pay our respects to the traditional caretakers of this land.

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Age-Friendly Communities is a global movement with a goal of making communities safer, smarter, healthier, happier, more inclusive places for all people to live and thrive.

Age-Friendly Saskatchewan works with SK communities with this goal in mind.

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SSM (Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism) ~ a non-profit, volunteer organization working toward quality of life for all older adults in Saskatchewan.

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Any donation over $15.00 will receive a charitable receipt.

To donate via Interac e-transfer

please email finance@skseniorsmechanism.ca

The Protective Edge, with Paraag Trivedi (video now available!)

Paraag Trivedi is a pharmacy manager, educator and consultant. Since graduating, he has proudly served as a pharmacist in his hometown of Regina.

Paraag is a published research author, and is actively involved in training the next generation of Pharmacists, lecturing, and serving as a skills instructor at the U of S. He prides himself as being an advocate both for the profession and his patients. For his dedication to these causes, he was awarded with the New Horizon Award by the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan.

About the video:

Paraag describes the dangers of respiratory viruses that are rampant in fall/winter. He also provides information about the advantages of the protections offered by vaccines and details the various types that are used for different viruses.

Link to video on YouTube

Click any image below for more information, or in the case of Gray Matters, to download the most recent issue or any issue from the previous five years.

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SSM Now!

Vaccines Webinar Nov. 7!

Click image for PDF version Mark your calendars and join Paraag Trivedi, a local Pharmacy Manager, as we discuss vaccines:...

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Seniors Week Proclamation 2023

The Honourable Tim McLeod, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors, and Rural and Remote Health in Saskatchewan, has proclaimed...

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