BOTG Edition #16 - CCRAH Highlights
Check out some of the exciting things we've been up to these past few months!
The 18th RaDAR Rural Dementia Care Summit was held virtually as a one-day, online event on November 20th, 2025.
The Summit included 3 live sessions, 7 pre-recorded presentations and 14 video posters. Our keynote speaker this year was Dr. Kristen Jacklin from the University of Minnesota, a leading expert in community-based research with Indigenous and rural communities. Three students were awarded student poster prizes, and an additional People’s Choice Poster Prize was introduced this year based on votes cast by attendees during the Summit.
The Summit 2025 Online report is available! Review Summit Report
The Summit 2025 Online archive of sessions from the event will be available on our website in February 2026.
CCRAH Mobile Unit Update
Kendra Ulmer and Karen Marcinkiw from the Agricultural Health and Safety Network travelled to the US to see the new mobile unit. The new unit will give the centre speed and flexibility to travel to rural areas in Saskatchewan to support residents as well as enable more nimble and reactive field research teams. This unit will also serve rural communities, bringing services to those communities and improving the well-being of rural residents throughout the province.
Stay tuned for the reveal of the fully designed and equipped mobile units coming later this year!
CCRAH Christmas Festivities
CCRAH wrapped up 2025 with a series of festive Christmas celebrations that brought members together in the spirit of connection and giving. Highlights included a cheerful Baking Exchange, a cozy Cookies and Cider Social hosted by the CCRAH Social Committee, and the catered CCRAH Christmas Lunch with a White Elephant gift exchange happening shortly after.
Giving back was also a key part of the season, with CCRAH members donating an impressive 101 pairs of socks to Station 20 West, helping support Saskatoon’s homeless community during the winter months.