News & Events

Reminder:

The NEW Point of Sales machines are up and running for monthly collections! You can pay by debit or credit card. Cash and cheques are still accepted.

Please remember to be patient with the volunteers at the collection table as we initiate this new methodology.

Next collections dates are Wednesday, September 4th from 8:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. and 12:30p.m. to 2:30p.m. , then Thursday (5th) and Friday (6th) from 8:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. 

 

Did you receive the latest email that was forwarded to all CARG members? 

It was an important message asking you to carry your CARG Membership Card with you when coming to walk at the Field House. This will ensure your entry to the facility and it will prevent non-members from gaining unauthorized access. If your card is lost or misplaced, send a message to info@carg.ca and we will advise on how and when to get your replacement card as quickly as possible.

 

Are you on the CARG email list?

If not, consider adding your email address to our database.

We want to keep our membership informed utilizing both our new website AND our email database. This ensures all members are kept up to date on what is happening in CARG.

You will receive bi-monthly messages with the latest news from the CARG President. You also will receive notification of upcoming social events such as:Snacks

  • Annual AGM

  • Graduation

  • Social Events

  • Facility closures, when applicable

 

President’s Welcome

Welcome to our new and user-friendly website! We hope your experience will be an informative and positive one. It’s also our expectation that after your visit you will have a better understanding of what CARG has to offer and answer any questions you may have had. Thank you for visiting carg.ca

Al Sather

CARG President

 Introduction to CARG

Saskatoon’s Coronary Artery Rehabilitation Group Inc. (CARG) is an organization that promotes education, fellowship and exercise for heart patients in Saskatoon and the surrounding area. Working in partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the City of Saskatoon, CARG provides cardiac patients an opportunity to continue their rehabilitation after they have completed the SHA LiveWell Program

Patients who join CARG are referred by an SHA Therapist from the Field House or Shaw Centre. For those who have coronary artery disease and have not gone through the LiveWell Program, you must contact the Chronic Disease Management Program – Nurse Clinicians at 306-655-2136. This is especially helpful for people who have recently moved into the area.

Since its humble beginning in 1985, CARG has had over 4000 members, including three original members who still attend at the Field House and the Shaw Centre. CARG is funded by membership dues, monthly fees and donations.

Some of CARG’s purposes and functions are:

  • To work with the SHA and its cardiac rehabilitation team to promote a continuation of patient rehabilitation programming and education.
  • To partner with SHA and the City of Saskatoon to provide our members with safe and secure facilities to participate in rehabilitation programming.
  • To encourage not only the patient, but their family members to participate in CARG activities.
  • To visit heart patients on the Cardiac Ward (6000) at Royal University Hospital (RUH) to talk about the benefits of CARG and give them encouragement and answer the many questions they may have.
  • To provide Heart pillows, made by CARG members and volunteers, to heart patients who have undergone heart surgery, upon their release from hospital.

  • To participate in group social activities and the support of Research and Development of treatment for patients with coronary artery disease.

Many more details about CARG are to be found within this website.  Please take the time to explore!