Mavis shares her story about SCI Sask

Mavis Bristow has been a client of SCI Sask for many years, she also has been the organization dedicated contributor and supporter. She reminiscing her experience with SCI Sask through the following story: “After my car accident in 1968 the first organization to contact me was the Paraplegic Association, as SCI was known then. The…

Lisa finding creative ways to make a fulfilling life

Lisa, a client of SCI Sask and a Peer Mentor, shares their thoughts on SCI Sask: “Donating to SCI SK goes a long way because many of the members who receive help and support from the programs eventually become the volunteers who give back to the programs and the community. We’re like a quiet network…

Christina Martens-Funk tribute to SCI Sask

Christina is a Chartered Professional Accountant, with experience in collaborative leadership, financial management, and governance strategy. Christina currently works as Chief Executive Officer of Inclusion Saskatchewan. She is passionate about social justice and creating a supportive and equitable community for disabled people. Christina shares her sentiment and thoughts of Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan at our…

Peer Connection with Lisa and Kyra

SCI Sask Peer Mentor, Lisa, decided a few years ago that she wanted to give back to a community that had supported her through many life changes. She sustained a SCI as a teenager, and contributes a good portion of her resiliency and acceptance to peers, both formal and informal, that she has encountered along…

Life Journey of Darwin Bender

Darwin Bender’s life was deeply rooted in the agricultural landscape. He grew up on a family farm where they tended to cattle, cultivated grains and raised pigs. He enjoyed an active lifestyle in this rural setting. However, an unforeseen accident abruptly transformed his world. As a passenger in a truck driven by a drunk driver,…

Orrie Babichuk: Life Journey to Career in Agriculture

I was 19 when I crashed my snowmobile on New Year’s Eve 2018 and became paralyzed around level T 5/6 and down. The next year after my injury I was pretty lost and never knew what I wanted to do in life long term because my previous job was very physical and not an option…

SCI Sask announces Annual Wheelchair Relay in Saskatoon

After postponing the Wheelchair relay from September 2020 due to the pandemic, we are pleased to announce that our 21st Annual Wheelchair Relay is happening September 17, 2021 in downtown Saskatoon. For more information please contact Aaron Wright @ aaronwright@scisask.ca.

Saskatchewan Housing Benefit

The Saskatchewan Housing Benefit is a monthly benefit that helps eligible Saskatchewan renters with their shelter costs (rent and utilities). The Saskatchewan Housing Benefit is co-funded by the Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan under the National Housing Strategy. 

SCI Ontario presents: On the Road Again…

SCI Ontario presents: On the Road Again, Virtual Vehicle Modification show Building on 18 years of experience with vehicle modification events across the province, Spinal Cord Injury Ontario is excited to be hosting “On the Road Again” – our first virtual, Canada-wide Vehicle Modification Show. This comprehensive online event will provide content that will be…