Saskatchewan Seniors Association Inc. hosted their Annual Convention

June 6th and 7th, 2018

FEATURING: Guest Speakers · Presentations · Tradeshow · Silent Auction · 50/50 Draw · Resolutions · Banquet · Dance Leon Ochs · Bowling update · Walkathon update · Nominations · Networking · AGM Elections ·Lottery Draw

WHERE:  HERITAGE INN, SASKATOON

102 Cardinal CrescentFor Reservations Phone: 306-665-8121
Please call to book your own hotel roombefore May 6th.
Room rate $109plus taxes(includes breakfast)for Sask Seniors Convention

Clubs are invitedto donate/bring an item for the silent auction.

Registration Fee is $50 per person – Includes: 2-day convention, coffee, lunches, snacks, Banquet supper & Dance. Note: Extra Banquet Tickets are $25 each

From the SSAI Bylaws page 14: “Article 7 – Clubs 7. Each club shall elect 2 voting delegates for each 50 members or portion thereof, 3 for 51 to 100, 4 for 101 to 150, 5 for 151 and over members that per capita fees have been paid on, to a maximum of 5 to attend the convention.”

SCHEDULE:

Heritage Inn, Saskatoon – Wednesday, June 6, 2018
TIME  
8:30-10:00 REGISTRATION – coffee
10:00 Welcome and opening remarks – M.C. Mike Kaminski
Greetings from Provincial Government
– Warren Kaeding, Sask Party MLA Melville-Saltcoats
Greetings from Saskatoon City Mayor’s Office
Seniors’ Prayer (page 4) – Lorna Weldon,
followed by minute of silence for departed members
10:50 SSM – Holly Schick
11:10 Diabetes Canada – Faith Rowland and Dave Parkalub
11:30 SSAI – Pat Trask, President
12:00 – 1:00 Introductory Open Forum; discussions over Lunch
1:00 Sask Health Authority – Scott Livingston, CEO
1:30 Minutes of 2017, Financial Report, (2017/2018), Website Report – Shannon Wright
2:00 Question and Answer Session on Authorizing Medical Cannabis with the Deputy Registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons – Dr. Micheal Howard-Tripp
2:30 Coffee Break
3:00 National Pensioners Federation – Trish McAuliffe
6:00-7:00 Banquet
7:00-7:45 Speaker: Alex Wasylycia from Prairie Plant Systems / CanniMed Therapeutics – “Medicinal/Recreational Marijuana”
8:00-10:00 Dance – Leon Ochs
Heritage Inn, Saskatoon – Thursday, June 7, 2018
TIME  
8:00 coffee
9:00 Resolutions
10:00 Open Forum
11:00 Walkathon Report – Joan Boyer
Bowling Report – Lorna Weldon
Credential Report – Shannon Wright
11:15 Genealogy – Tammy Vallee, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
11:45 Better Business Bureau – Karen Smith
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Forever in Motion – Kereen Lazurko
2:00 Drug Interactions and Your Medications – Terry Damm , medSask
2:30 Coffee Break
3:00 Election of officers
Swearing in of officers
Silent Auction ends; Raffle Ticket draw
Any other business
Adjourn Convention
4:00 Meeting for SSAI Executive, Directors, and Coordinators