It’s the final days of the provincial election campaign, and the leader of the Saskatchewan Party Brad Wall made a stop in Yorkton to meet supporters and sing the praises of the local candidate for the party, Greg Ottenbreit.
Wall focused on the party’s record over the past few years in a speech to supporters, highlighting things like increased population in the region, projects like the truck bypass and initiatives like revenue sharing. He also took the chance to rail on the NDP, saying their platform was an “angry list of complaints” and uncosted promises.
“I’m happy to talk about our record all over the province. I think it might be garnering a lot of support and another opportunity to have a chance to serve.”
One of the big questions for Yorkton is the potential for a new hospital in the region. Wall says that Ottenbreit has been advocating for a new hospital. While he says that they “won’t make any promises that they can’t keep,” it is one of the facilities that is likely for replacement, after the hospital in Prince Albert, which is in preliminary planning, and Weyburn.
“It’s a matter of planning and a matter of making sure we can afford whatever we commit to, but the facility here needs replacement.”
The stop was part of a rural tour, with stops in Canora, Buchanan and Melville.
