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…

LA Charities Scholarship 2022 Recipient – Nigel Fernandez

Opportunities just don’t happen. You create them. In fact, my academic life has given me a sense of possibility and purpose. That is if you work hard and persevere-you can achieve something that you will be proud of. The LA Charities Scholarship symbolizes a very deep accomplishment not just as a student but as a…

2020 LA Charities Scholarship Recipient – Selali Tettevi

I am honored and excited to be a recipient of the 2020 LA Charities Post-Secondary Education Scholarship and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you and the Scholarship Committee for your support of students who need it most. This award will help me focus on earning credentials in Leadership and Innovation, opening…

2020 LA Charities Scholarship Recipient – Patrick Bitaruke

Thank you to the LA Charities Scholarship Selection Committee for awarding me with this scholarship. I am so passionate about entering into the Office Administration program. Taking this program will open doors for me by getting a job that I can be successful at. I am ravenous to succeed with a full time job so…

Otter Creek Outfitters- First Mobility Challenged Bear Hunt

Bill Lehne and his “bucket list” experience on a bear hunt with Otter Creek Outfitters. Otter Creek Outfitters interviews Bill about his experience and how Otter Creek performed offering their first mobility challenged bear hunt, “It’s such good feeling to help you take something off your bucket list.” Bill shares about the experience and the…

Every Little Bit Helps

Support to Spinal Cord Injury SK goes a long way to supporting individuals experiencing the impacts of disability to live and work in our chosen communities. We reached out to some of our clients to ask them how Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan impacts their life. This Thursday May 28, 2020- Consider donating to SCI Saskatchewan…