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Did You Know? March 10th, 2026
An Update on our search for a new Executive Director Change is never easy, but it is inevitable. At some point in time people move on and new people come on board, it is a natural progression. Soon that will happen in my role as the Executive Director at SAAR. My...
Did You Know? March 3rd, 2026
Don Swick 1961 - 2026 It is with a heavy heart but a wealth of cherished memories that I announce the passing of Don Swick, the quintessential prankster and beloved friend, who left us on February 27th at 5 PM in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Don was a larger-than-life...
Did You Know? February 24th, 2026
2026 Rate Review Negotiations We are getting close to wrapping up the rate negotiations with SGI and I hope that we have a deal in place by the first two weeks of March. I suspect that SGI will be making an announcement at our Spring Conference in Moose Jaw....
SAAR Newsletter January 14th 2023
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Did You Know? January 30th, 2023
Check out your staff facilities and amenities: Donald Cooper Employers love to talk about how well they treat their staff so, whenever I visit a client’s office, factory, warehouse or retail location, I ask to see the staff washrooms, lunchroom, or staff lounge. I...
Did you know? January 17th 2023
Did you know? January 17th 2023 SAAR CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 10TH & 11TH 2023 It appears that the Temple Gardens Hotel is totally sold out - I had a block of 48 rooms and we currently have 52 rooms booked! Many of our guests are booking at the Grant Hotel, one block...
Did you know? August 9th, 2021
Registration is now open and Trade Show Booths are being snapped up by our sponsors! If you want to get your tickets you can go to Eventbrite and purchase them here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/saar-fall-conference-2021-tickets-165362733387 If you...
Did you know? August 16th, 2021
Thank you to all of the people that registered last week, we have some great momentum! Our industry is famous for last minute registrations and it makes it stressful for the organizers to get final numbers to the hotel, currently I am hoping to give those numbers by...
Did you know? August 23rd, 2021
A quick note, the golf tournament is sold out! If you wish to play, send me an email at dir@s-a-a-r.com and if someone cannot attend, I will go to this list on a first come first serve basis. Friday morning Dave Luehr will join us to talk about Elite Level Operational...
Did you know? August 30th, 2021
It appears that we will have close to 200 people attending our event and we have 26 suppliers on display at our Trade show on Friday evening. SAAR will be providing masks and a Gaiter to all attendees and we ask that everyone respects COVID protocols - use hand...
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