Released on July 15, 2002
Premier Lorne Calvert is about to embark on his second summer "Listening
Tour" of Saskatchewan. The "Dialogue with Saskatchewan" leaves from the
Legislature on Thursday, July 18th.
Over the next three weeks the tour will take the premier and other
government members to more than 60 rural and First Nations communities.
"It is a valuable experience to hear from people in their own communities
and their own businesses," Calvert said. "This year's tour will give our
government an opportunity to listen to even more Saskatchewan people about
their ideas and suggestions on issues ranging from agriculture and health
care to transportation."
During the first week the tour will swing through the province's Southwest,
visiting several communities, including Moose Jaw, Morse, Herbert, Swift
Current, Gull Lake, Maple Creek, Tompkins, Gravelbourg and Mortlach. The
premier will participate in a range of activities and celebrations. Among
those, the Gravelbourg Grand Prix Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, July 20th
and the Mortlach Old Time Fiddlers Jamboree later the same day.
The premier will be joined in the first week by Deputy Premier Clay Serby,
Industry and Resources Minister Eldon Lautermilch, Social Services Minister
Glenn Hagel, Highways Minister Mark Wartman and Learning Minister Jim
Melenchuk. Government MLAs Ron Harper, David Forbes, Carolyn Jones and
Warren McCall will also join the tour during its first week. In some areas
the premier and government members will split up in order to visit more
communities.
The "Listening Tour" will visit communities in the province's Northwest in
Week 2 (July 25th- July 27th), and then travel through the Northeast during
Week 3 (August 7th- August 10th).
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