Chair and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to make a presentation here today.
I'm Holly Schick, the executive director of the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism, which is a provincial non-profit organization that brings together other seniors organizations to work together on various projects and on raising issues related to older adults.
We have 16 member organizations that collectively have a membership of approximately 100,000 older adults. The organizations are mostly provincial in nature and include such groups as the Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Retirees Association, the National Association of Federal Retirees, and the Fédération des aînés fransaskois. We have a number of supporter organizations, such as the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. We also have a partnership agreement with the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association.
Our organization is currently working on creating age-friendly communities, addressing ageism in media, and reducing isolation of older adults. Current issue areas that we are looking at include home care, prescription drug costs, pensions, and reducing abuse of older adults.
I'll turn it over to Randy Dove, our vice-president.