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Thursday, September 27, 2012 - Volume 15, Number 32
HARVEST TIME – The weather has been prime and combines working the prairie fields have become a familiar sight over the past several weeks. According to the weekly provincial crop report harvest in Saskatchewan is well ahead of schedule with at least seventy-four per cent of the 2012 crop already harvested and a further 20 per cent is swathed or ready to straight combine. The five-year (2007-2011) provincial average for this time of year is 55 per cent combined and 28 per cent swathed or ready to straight combine. Above, the Stachura family, who farm just south of Yorkton take to the fields while the weather cooperates. – Photo by Lynn Goldthorpe.
NDP seeks to rebuild: candidates come forward By SHANNON DEVEAU N-R Writer The NDP leadership race is heating up and MLA Trent Wotherspoon hopes his name will come to the forefront when the final votes are tallied. Making a Yorkton stop on Monday, Wotherspoon is travelling the province to bother gather input from residents and to understand the issues. Currently serving as the MLA for the Regina Rosemont area, he says, while the province is on a positive economic swing there are improvements that can be made by taking a more practical people focused approach to politics. “Part of what motivates me to serve and to want to make a difference is a history that stems back into even this
region. My family has farming roots in Melville, my great grandfather homesteaded just north of the city... I’ve heard the stories of him serving as an RM councillor and as a Reeve, establishing a municipal doctor services program... the first Melville Co-op, and laying foundations for the Wheat Pool. “I know that spirit of cooperation that runs deep in these parts of the province. “My own experience comes by way of business experience and also as a teacher and an educator, working with youth at risk, building programs, new schools... I can say sincerely that by working with those on the margins, I’ve learned the most from those who have the
least.” Wotherspoon is serving his second term as MLA and says while he has seen the province as well as his party work
Quick fact: The Sask. New Democratic Party has been a dominant force in Sask. politics since the 1940s. through adversity, he’s confident he has what it takes to change things around. Acknowledging the fact the
NDP Party has work to do, he says the key will lie in being open with the people of the province, listening, connecting and strengthening relationships. “What will be really important is developing brand new relationships. I’m excited about leading that process and about redefining in many ways who we are as a party – as New Democrats in the hearts and minds of Saskatchewan people and what we have to offer their communities.” While the province is prospering under the current Sask. Party leadership, Wotherspoon says the NDP Party has a bit of a different philosophy. “Growth is a good thing, but we’re seeing growth for the sake of growth. What we have
to do a better job of is having growth that betters people’s lives. We have to take growth and activity within the economy and make sure we’re building stronger, healthier communities for tomorrow.” That means a focus on putting people first he says. “I know many people identify with the fact the Sask. Party has struggled with its record by way of financial management during pretty good economic times... I think we can do a better job of ensuring strong economic stewardship, and do a much better job at putting out a plan and a vision that actually improves Saskatchewan people’s lives... “It’s about looking at the whole picture...” Continued on Page 8.
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