One Step Better: National Depression Screening Day

For more than four decades, Scott Oake has been one of Canada’s most respected broadcasters, trusted voices, and storytellers. Known to millions through Hockey Night in Canada, the Olympic Games, CFL, NHL, and countless major sporting events, Scott has built a career founded on authenticity, compassion, and the ability to connect with audiences.

Today, however, Scott believes his most important work happens away from the broadcast desk.

Following the heartbreaking loss of his son Bruce to addiction in 2011, Scott and his wife Anne transformed unimaginable grief into hope. Together they founded the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre in Winnipeg, one of Canada’s leading long-term residential addiction recovery centres for men. Building on that success, they are now leading the development of the Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre, an innovative facility that will allow women to receive life-changing addiction treatment without being separated from their children.

Scott’s personal journey is captured in his national bestselling memoir, For the Love of a Son, a deeply moving account of family, addiction, loss, resilience, forgiveness, and hope.

Whether speaking to corporate audiences, healthcare professionals, educators, community organizations, government leaders, or fundraising events, Scott leaves audiences with a powerful reminder that addiction does not discriminate, recovery is possible, and every family deserves hope.

His presentations combine heartfelt storytelling, humour, honesty, and practical insight, creating an unforgettable experience that continues to resonate long after the event concludes.