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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · 18d

5 years ago, on Oct 6th, 2020, I won my case, by unanimous decision, in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

Full decision in this link at www.canlii.org/en/sk/skca/d...

#Advocate4Change #SkPoli

“Nurses, doctors,
lawyers and other professionals are also sisters and brothers, and sons and daughters.
They are dancers and athletes, coaches and bloggers, and community and political volunteers.
They communicate with friends and others on social media.
They have voices in all of these roles.
The professional bargain does not require that they fall silent.”
- the Honourable Mr. Justice Barrington-Foote

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · 20d

I had the honour of being on a 2nd panel of inspirational leaders from #PrinceAlbert & #Saskatoon to talk about the #sanctum36hourchallenge

We have all been changed for the better.
& many of us will continue to work to improve conditions, for those most vulnerable.

#Advocate4Change #Homelessness

Prince Albert’s panel of participants at the Gala Event, after the Sanctum Care Group’s 36 hour challenge for homelessness.

Saskatoon’s panel of participants at the Gala Event, after the Sanctum Care Group’s 36 hour challenge for homelessness.

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · 22d

I had the privilege of being on the Panel Discussion for “We Need Big, Bold Change to Get Healthcare Out of Last Place” at the @saskndp.bsky.social convention this afternoon with this crew!
#Advocate4Change #SkPoli

Alex Marz @marz.social · 22d

Panel Discussion on Health Care.

@bettynippialbright.bsky.social
@keithjorgenson.bsky.social
@carolynbroststrom.bsky.social

#skpoli

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · 25d

“At the very base of it, anyone can do something simple to not make someone’s day worse. That’s a responsibility of society.”

Thank you @padailyherald.bsky.social for your coverage of the #Sanctum36HourChallenge in #PrinceAlbert

PA Daily Herald @padailyherald.bsky.social · 25d

Prince Albert leaders walk in others’ shoes during first Sanctum 36-Hour Challenge

#36hourchallenge #CarolynBrostStrom #homelessness #KatelynRoberts #PADailyHerald #PrinceAlbert #SanctumCareGroup #syphilis
paherald.sk.ca/prince-alber...

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · 27d

It was an honour to participate.

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · 27d

And the follow up, during & at the end, of the #PrinceAlbert #Sanctum36HourChallenge for homelessness from @susanmcneil.bsky.social & @panow.bsky.social

panow.com/2025/09/26/e...

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · 27d

Some news coverage by @panow.bsky.social at the start of the #Sanctum36HourChallenge for homelessness in #PrinceAlbert on Thursday.

panow.com/2025/09/25/s...

Sanctum 36 hour homeless challenge kicks off

With a brisk Thursday morning 6:00 a.m. start, 10 community leaders in Prince Albert will be homeless on the s...

panow.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 28d

The dispute at Canada Post is more than just a labour dispute between a company that has fallen on hard times and a union intent on defending its members jobs. It is so much more, and one that is vital to understand. A short thread.

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Sep 25

This is very sad news.

Avis Favaro @avisfavaro.bsky.social · Sep 25

I’m so sad - while Inever met Dr Markland in person, his posts on X during COVID, advocacy of Canadian healthcare and beautiful photos were so appreciated. Alberta lost a dedicated physician after a biking accident. www.westernstandard.news/news/beloved...

Beloved Edmonton doctor tragically passes away after mountain biking accident near Nordegg

Edmonton is mourning the sudden loss of Dr. Darren Markland, a highly respected intensive-care physician, who tragically died in a cycling accident on Sunday.

www.westernstandard.news

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Carla Beck @carlabecksk.bsky.social · Sep 23

Healthcare in Saskatchewan is dead last in Canada.

That's what we've gotten with 18 years of the Sask. Party in charge.

It's time for big, bold change.

It's your healthcare, have your say — YourCareYourSay.ca

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PA Daily Herald @padailyherald.bsky.social · Sep 23

NDP pushes for PST cuts and rent control in Prince Albert

#CanadaMortgageandHousingCorporation #CMHC) #DarcyWarrington #gst #homelessness #Housing #PADailyHerald #PrinceAlbert #PST #Rent #RiverStreet #SaskatchewanParty #Tax
paherald.sk.ca/ndp-pushes-f...

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Sep 20

5 days from now I’ll be giving up 36hours of comfort in #Sanctum36HourChallenge

Why?
Because 74% of moms in Sanctum’s programs keep custody of their children

Families stay together because of the care, housing & support provided 💙

Please support by donating
🔗 www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Sep 10

We’re all in! 🎉
The Prince Albert & Saskatoon teams are officially complete!

Read more here:
sanctumcaregroup.com/sanctum-36-c...

👉 This year, the Sanctum 36 Hour Challenge has expanded to two cities in response to the crisis in our communities
#PrinceAlbert #Saskatoon

SANCTUM 36 HOUR CHALLENGE
PRINCE ALBERT

photos of the 11 participants

Follow ONLINE SEPTEMBER 25th 6AM - SEPTEMBER 26th 6PM

SANCTUM 36 HOUR CHALLENGE
SASKATOON

- photos of the 9 participants

Follow ONLINE OCT 2nd 6AM - OCT 3RD 6PM

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · Sep 3

As Lori Johb said today on CBC, it is a priority for the public but it isn’t an option because we don’t have the people or the resources.

Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · Sep 2

Saskatchewan's Health Minister says operating the province's urgent care centres 24/7 is no longer a priority.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sask. urgent care centres operating 24/7 no longer a priority, health minister says | CBC News

Given the staffing limitations that urgent care centres are experiencing, Saskatchewan's health minister says operating the facilities 24/7 is no longer the priority.

www.cbc.ca

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’m taking on the 36 Hour Challenge in Prince Albert, because no one in our city should be left behind.

The graphic below outlines the programs that Sanctum Care Group offers.

Please consider donating to this cause.
Link is below.

www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

SANCTUM 36 HOUR CHALLENGE PRINCE ALBERT

DONATE TODAY

Help raise funds and awareness for Sanctum Care Group, a non-profit that operates:
• Sanctum: Saskatchewan's first HIV Hospice and Transitional Care Home
• Sanctum 1.5: Canada's first HIV and high risk Prenatal Home.
• HART: HIV Aids Response Team
• PORT: (Prenatal Outreach and Resource Team).
• 2nd Steps: Second stage housing for graduates of Sanctum 1.5 and their children, + rapid housing for women on PORT who are pregnant and homeless.
• CORT: Community Outreach and Response Team that aims to achieve viral suppression of HIV + provide support
• MENDO: Multidisciplinary Endocarditis Program

DONATE NOW - HELP ME RAISE $20,000 TO SUPPORT CRITICAL PROGRAMMING

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 27

On September 25&26, I’ll take part in the Sanctum-36-Hour-Challenge in #PrinceAlbert.

Please support my fundraising & be part of the impact. 💙

www.canadahelps.org/me/6HdHKv2A

#Sanctum36HourChallenge
#Donate #GiveBack #Community

I am participating in Sanctum 36 Hour Challenge to bring to light the challenges that folks in our community living in poverty, without a home, and often with chronic health concerns face.
- CAROLYN BROST STROM

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 23

News! I’ll be participating in the Sanctum 36-Hour Challenge for Homelessness, in PA, Sept 25-26

My 2 tasks:

1. to live on the streets of PA for 36 hours
&
2. to raise money for the Sanctum Care Group

Please donate if you can!

www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

#Sanctum36HoursForHomelessness

Carolyn Brost Strom

My name is Carolyn Brost Strom, and I have been a resident of Prince Albert for 22 years. In that time, I have been watching my kids grow up, and I have established a career in community health nursin...

www.canadahelps.org

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 19

This press conference from Denare Beach, where 200 homes were destroyed by forest fires, is a must watch.

Watch every statement, until the end.

The revelations are staggering.

youtu.be/ZabTC8N6uRg?... @saskndp.bsky.social

Saskatchewan NDP Joins Denare Beach Wildfire Victims To Advocate For Better

YouTube video by Sask New Democrats

youtu.be

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PA Daily Herald @padailyherald.bsky.social · Aug 19

Residents of Denare Beach who lost homes and businesses in this summer's wildfires stood alongside Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck on Monday, urging Premier Scott Moe to visit the community and commit to leading recovery efforts.
paherald.sk.ca/ndp-mla-call...

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 19

We need more help & lots of it.

#SDOH #Prevention
#StopTB #SkPoli

Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 19

SK represents the highest provincial TB case incidence in Canada, secondary to the territory of Nunavut.

We are #1 in TB for the Canadian provinces. Let that sink in.

(And reason #1 why I have no free time any more…the corresponding workload is high to match it.)

#StopTB #SkPoli

Incidence of TB (per 100,000 population) graphic.

Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 19

SK represents the highest provincial TB case incidence in Canada, secondary to the territory of Nunavut.

We are #1 in TB for the Canadian provinces. Let that sink in.

(And reason #1 why I have no free time any more…the corresponding workload is high to match it.)

#StopTB #SkPoli

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · Aug 12

And the conservative prairie governments most affected by the fires are doing almost nothing to adress climate change.

Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’

More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning

www.theguardian.com

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Jacqueline Roy @jacquelineroymla.bsky.social · Aug 10

Scott Moe’s first trip north all summer isn’t to see the burn scar, the shelters, or the evacuees.
It’s for his own golf fundraiser. ⛳️

That’s not just tone-deaf. That’s cruel.
And it’s the kind of choice that makes our politics look more Trump-American every day. 1/2

#skpoli

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Aug 5

She’s made the vaccine unavailable, inaccessible, & unaffordable for those who really need it.

Basically a public health nightmare.

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Aug 5

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who revived her ailing political career by peddling conspiratorial COVID theories, has designed a program that is not only punitive but discriminatory, bureaucratic and Soviet in nature, writes Andrew Nikiforuk.

#abcovid #abpoli

Alberta’s Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines | The Tyee

The virus hits the old and poor hardest. The province is erecting hurdles for granting them protection.

thetyee.ca

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Carolyn Brost Strom @carolynbroststrom.bsky.social · Jul 26

Opportunities in Saskatchewan have been #Squandered

Quite the book. #SkPoli

"A penetrating analysis." - DALE EISLER

SQUANDERED: CANADA'S POTASH LEGACY

ERIC CLINE

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