A Daughter’s Drive A year after high school, Donny Kotylak started long hauling and later founded Don Ko Trucking, serving local farmers. His daughter Leanne grew up in that world – riding in trucks, helping with invoicing, and even dressed up as him for career...
Service That Extends Beyond the Siren For more than a century, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 80 has represented the members of the Saskatoon Fire Department – firefighters who stand ready, day and night, to protect their community. But their...
Twenty Years of Community Care: IG Day of Caring For the past 20 years, IG Wealth Management has shown what it means to care – not just in words, but in action. As a trusted leader in financial advice for 100 years, IG Wealth Management believes in giving back to the...
Strength Through Every Chapter At 17, with a Grade 10 education and a strong sense of adventure, Hilliard “Hill” Radford joined the Royal Canadian Navy, serving proudly from 1956 to 1961. While stationed at HMCS Shearwater, a borrowed cashmere topcoat changed the...
Saddled with Purpose When Stan Garchinski joined the Prairie Carriage Driving Club fourteen years ago, he stepped into more than an equine community – he stepped into a legacy. Since 2011, when longtime member Pearl Brown was diagnosed with cancer, the club has been...
Hope in Motion Thomas Morris was born in Saskatoon in 1957. From an early age, he was always in motion – speedskating, swimming, playing football, and above all, cross-country running. Movement was how Tom experienced the world. Through decades of study, research, and...
The Beat Goes On Nearly 30 years ago, the students of Thom Collegiate rallied around one of their own. In 1997, grade 9 student Christian Alphonso was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and needed specialized treatment out of province. Determined to help, his best...
Five Fewer Days of Cancer Treatment In the summer of 2019, time stood still for Kerrie Gavin. Her diagnosis: triple negative breast cancer. Kerrie’s time became measured in treatments and doctor’s appointments. Six months of chemotherapy followed by a double...
One in eight: Saskatchewan campaign urges men to take prostate cancer seriouslyAwareness month promotes risk assessment, early detection and support Saskatchewan, September 8, 2026 —For Saskatchewan men, knowing the risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer can...
STICK IT TO CANCER Help your hockey team make an impact for cancer patients across Saskatchewan. What is Stick It To Cancer? Hockey has the power to bring people together and make a difference. And every goal helps change what’s possible for cancer patients in...
Kathy SkomarDevelopment OfficerKathy Skomar is a Development Officer with a passion for building relationships and bringing people together for a greater cause. Having seen the impact cancer has on individuals and family, Kathy is enthusiastic about supporting a...
Jaclyn YoungMajor Gifts OfficerJaclyn Young, Major Gifts Officer, brings nearly two decades of experience in B2B marketing and advertising sales to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan. Throughout her 18-year career, she built trusted, long-term relationships within...
Notice of Annual General Meeting Thursday, July 9, 2026 4:30 P.M. Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan Office, Saskatoon If you would like to attend in person or virtually, please rsvp to info@cancerfoundationsask.ca to receive further information.
A Home-Away-From-Home: Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge A true home-away-from-home. That’s how cancer survivor Terry Gasior describes his 20-day stay at the Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge while undergoing treatment for prostate cancer in 2021. “Being able to stay...
Baking for a Cause: A Labour of Love “I Don’t Know What We Would Have Done Without the Cancer Lodge.” Debbie first learned about the Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge while flipping through the resource binder given to every cancer patient at the start of treatment. At...
Compassion in Action Starts Here. Volunteers power the mission of the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan. Whether it’s helping at a local event or lending a hand when it’s needed most, your time makes a real difference — right where you live. From selling raffle...
Darby FiddlerDigital Media & Events CoordinatorDarby Fiddler is a dedicated and community-focused professional with a background in Therapeutic Recreation and over four years of experience in the non-profit sector. With a diploma in Therapeutic Recreation, Darby...
POSITION SUMMARY Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Administrator provides high‑level, confidential administrative, operational, and governance support that strengthens the overall efficiency of the Foundation. This role is the primary...
Trenna was only 46 when she felt the lump. For five long months, Trenna made the drive from Outlook to Saskatoon for chemotherapy. Then came five weeks of daily radiation. Every single day, Trenna lay perfectly still while powerful beams targeted what cancer cells...
Healing Doesn't Happen Without You Trenna was only 46 when she felt the lump. Probably nothing, she hoped. But her doctor immediately sent her for an ultrasound and mammogram. Within 90 minutes, the phone rang. Not one, but two suspicious lumps. In that moment, her...
We Did It. Together.
Because of you, breast cancer screening in Saskatchewan will never be the same.
Cancer changes everything. For patients. For families. For entire communities. But in Saskatchewan, one thing never changes – people showing up for each other when it matters most. The Fight Club is the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan’s monthly giving community. It...
Cara Bahr, B. Comm, CPA Vice President of DevelopmentCara Bahr serves as Vice President of Development at the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan, bringing a powerful blend of financial expertise, strategic leadership, and deep community commitment to her role....
