A1 1455 WINNIE STREET MLS®#:SK710917 $243,000 Great 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home located in nice neighbourhood near ACT park. Thursday, March 1, 2018 swbooster.com Serving Southwest Saskatchewan ANITA EVANS 306-773-7527 306-741-5403 royallepage.ca/formula1 E L E D C A T Y I O N Voters in the Swift Current Constituency had an opportunity to hear the plat- forms of the four candidates in the Swift Current by- election during an information forum on Mon- day. TOP (L to R) Stefan Rumpel (NDP), Everett Hindley (Sask- Party), BOTTOM (L to R) Aidan Roy (Liberal Party), and Maria Lewans (Green Party) were all seek- ing support for their campaigns for Election Day today in Swift Current. 16" aluminum-alloy Honda Sensing™ Remote Engine Start Leather-wrapped wheels Technologies steering wheel A2 SOUTHWEST BOOSTERX THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018 2 SWIFT CURRENT BYELECTION 2018 2 By-election candidates make nal push at forum THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018 SCOTT ANDERSON $7.5 million in mid year fund- “A big cut and then $7.5 mil- best out of a worst case situa- SOUTHWEST BOOSTER ing to help relieve some of the lion back is not restoration of tion.” pressures in the education sec- funding or an increase to educa- Roy said a Saskatchewan Lib- Voters go to the polls in the tor as part of a $30 million com- tion.” erals propose taking the $2.5 Swift Current Constituency mitment he made during his “It’s great that we can have a billion revenue which would be today to select a new MLA in a Saskatchewan Party leadership new school. It’s great that we can provided by the federal govern- by-election race to replace for- campaign. Earlier this week they have a new care centre. But with- ment, to be reinvested into Sas- mer MLA and Saskatchewan also announced the reinstate- out high quality, competent sta katchewan economy. is would Premier Brad Wall. ment of the PST exemption on in these buildings, they’re just allow the province to cut prov- A large audience turned out agriculture, life and health insur- fancy walls. We need to invest in incial income tax in half, sav- to the Living Sky Casino Event ance, retroactive to August 1 of people and infrastructure.” ing the average worker $2,335. contact us Centre on Monday to hear the last year. He said a strong opposition e province could also pay o platforms of the four by-election “It’s important to note that voice is important in holding the debt, lower small business taxes • Phone: 306-773-9321 candidates during a 90 minute our party and our government government to account. to stimulate the economy, plus • Fax: 306-773-9136 long all-candidates information will listen to people, and will “This is a by-election. That fully fund K to 12 education, or • 30 4th Avenue NW forum. continue to listen to people, as means the decisions made here at least return the $57 million Swift Current, SK, S9H 0T5 The informative meeting, we move forward.” today are not going to change cut in the last provincial budget. hosted by the Swift Current and Saskatchewan NDP candidate government. So we as a com- In a final area of concern, • www.swbooster.com District Chamber of Commerce, Stefan Rumpel, who has been munity have a decision of who Roy noted he has heard numer- allowed interested voters to hear a teacher at the Swift Current do we want to be our voice - who ous complaints about long wait advertising sales the platforms and pose a series Comprehensive High School for do we think is going to best rep- times for surgery, lack of funding of questions to the four candi- the past eight years, has been resent Swift Current?” for social assistance programs, Kara Stephanson, dates on today’s ballot. passionately campaigning in Weyburn’s Aidan Roy, who and the overall dissatisfaction Saskatchewan Party candidate order to help the NDP have a sits as the Youth Representative with the quality of care people sales manager, 306-770-2223 Everett Hindley, who has worked stronger voice in the legislature. on the executive of the Saskatch- receive. [email protected] for Brad Wall as both a constitu- “Part of the problem is we’re ewan Liberal Party, took strides “Every city feels the stress of a ency assistant and the Executive out of balance. We don’t have a during his presentation to sep- diminishing healthcare budget, Melissa Richardson, sales, Assistant to the Leader/Premier, strong enough opposition. We arate the Saskatchewan Liberal and I’ve seen the rst hand ef- 306-770-2226 said this is an important by-elec- need a healthier opposition to Party with the federal Liberals. fects of the devastating cuts [email protected] tion for Swift Current. have a better democratic society. “A Saskatchewan Liberal is committed by the SaskParty.” “It’s a time when we get to de- More voices at the table means not a federal Liberal because Green Party of Saskatch- Jerry Butterworth, sales, cide whether or not we’re going more people are heard, which our party has no connection to ewan candidate Marie Lewans 306-770-2227 to continue along the path that means we don’t make these mis- the federal party. And it has been [email protected] touched on a series of items has been laid out by the previous takes in the rst place because like this for close to 10 years.” in the Green Party statement MLA…and the path of the Sas- somebody brings them up.” “As a registered member of the of principles, including decen- newsroom katchewan Party government. He told the audience he has Conservative Party of Canada, I tralization, sustainability and And I would argue that that’s a been on city doorsteps every day am deeply concerned about the ecological wisdom. She also ex- Scott Anderson, editor, path that we want to continue since the by-election call back on situation we are in both feder- pressed many of her strongly 306-770-2224 [email protected] along into the future.” February 2, spending eight to 10 ally and provincially. In both held personal believes about Hindley, who has worked in hours daily in order to listen and situations we have seen a lack of how Steven Mah, sports reporter, four provincial elections and hear what people have to say. scal responsibility, with de cit Lewans, who is a journeyman 306-770-2225 worked with MLA Brad Wall “ at’s the number one job of spending everywhere you look. plumber and gas tter, is admit- [email protected] from when he was rst elected, government. Listen to people. I am ghting to bring back s- tedly passionate about a wide said he knows the constituency And listen the rst time.” cal reliability to our people, and range of environmental issues. commercial print and what the priorities are for Rumpel pointed out the cur- ensure that we are running bal- She particularly focussed a num- the people of the community. rent government cut funding to anced budgets during these di - ber of her points on agriculture Kara Stephanson, He highlighted that a series of libraries, and it took numerous cult times in our economy,” Roy and the way food is produced. 306-770-2223, fairly signi cant projects have rallies, petitions, and weeks of said. “I think one of the thing that [email protected] occurred over the years. ey standing up for their beliefs be- Roy currently serves as a pre- can help save the world is going advocated for construction of fore the province nally listened service teacher at the University to be to localize food production. classi eds e Meadows, a 225 bed long- and restored a portion of the of Regina during the third year at’s why I decided to go into term care, state of the art P3 original funding. It was a similar of studies towards a Bachelors politics is because I’m really con- Classifi eds 1-306-773-9321 project. ere were also a total of situation with the recent walk of Secondary Education (Major cerned about what’s going on in $38 million invested in highway back of cuts to education and in Social Studies). Fax: 306-773-9136 the world, what’s going on with infrastructure project in this the reinstatement of the PST He said the provincial govern- our environment. So we need to classifi [email protected] constituency, including a truck exemption on agriculture, life ment should be making some start talking about solutions.” climbing lane at Saskatchewan and health insurance. important decisions to better “We need to learn to live circulation Landing, the 2009 improvement “My question is, why would fuel the economy. The prov- within our means. We’ve be- 306-773-9321 to the TransCanada/Highway any of this be ok to do in the rst ince should focus on balanced come pretty entitled living in #4 interchange, and recently the place? We need a government budgets and low taxes, with this this world of convenience. I regional installation of lights along the that listens the rst time. scally responsible approach al- think we really need to re-exam- managers TransCanada Highway corridor. “What I’ve been hearing every lowing government to tackle a ine how we live.” Michael J. Hertz, Senior Vice He also pointed to the growth day is that we need to do better. rising provincial debt. She also argued that politics is President & Group Publisher of two to nine group homes, plus People have told me that they’re “I would like to see us loosen less about ideas and less about construction of the joint use frustrated with the fact that our the restrictions and regulations the people and making the All Saints and Ecole Centennial cost of living keeps going up and that currently bind our small world a better place, and more Schools and important addi- our services go down.” businesses, so that not only can about ego.