聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The final nominations for the provincial election are in as of Saturday, March 19, and those running include Nathaniel (J.D.) Cole 鈥� New Democratic Party, Dan D鈥橝utremont 鈥� Saskatchewan Party, Patrick Dennie 鈥� Saskatchewan Liberal Party, Tierra Lemieux 鈥� Green Party, and Kurt Schmidt 鈥� Progressive Conservative Party of Sask.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Advance polls for Carlyle residents are being held from March 29 to April 2 at the Stoughton Legion Hall, Carlyle Happy Gang Club, or Oxbow Memorial Hall. Voting during the week of the advance polls are open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., while the polls will be open from noon to 7 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Election Day is Monday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For Carlyle residents voting will be held at the Carlyle United Church, but to check other locations for other communities visit elections.sk.ca for more information.
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Nathaniel (J.D.) Cole -聽 NDP
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Nathaniel (J.D.) Cole is running for the NDP this year. Cole is from Gainsborough and works as a public servant with Employment and Social Development Canada. He is Vice President of his Canadian Employment and Immigration local and is an elected representative with Affinity Credit Union.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 NDP leader, Cam Broten, said, 鈥淚鈥檓 happy to welcome Nathaniel to the team because his drive to make life better for middle class families is strong.鈥�
Dan D鈥橝utremont 鈥� Sask Party
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dan D鈥橝utremont is once again the Saskatchewan Party candidate for the Cannington constituency. D鈥橝utremont was first elected in 1991 and is a founding member of the Saskatchewan Party. Born in Redvers, D鈥橝utremont grew up on a farm near Alida and later worked in the oil industry for a number of years, before taking up farming in the Redvers area. In 2011 D鈥橝utremont was elected to be the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 D鈥橝utremont has been re-elected in the constituency in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011. During this time he has held numerous responsibilities as a member of the opposition and since 2007, as a member of the Government.
Patrick Dennie 鈥� Sask Liberal Party
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Saskatchewan Liberal Party has nominated Patrick Dennie as their candidate for Cannington. Dennie is a veteran of the Canadian Forces serving in uniform as well as a civilian in support of the military. Described on the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan鈥檚 website for being 鈥渞ecognised as an accomplished and successful executive with expertise in project management specializing in dynamic change management, business transformation, information technology, and communications.鈥�
Tierra Lemieux 鈥� Green Party
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Tierra Lemieux is the Green Party candidate for Cannington. Lemieux is from Oxbow and works as a custodian there. Green Leader Victor Lau has said, 鈥淭ierra Lemieux nicely rounds out our team of candidates in southeast Saskatchewan and along the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border. Tierra is an individual with a deep understanding of the political issues in the southeast and will make a fantastic MLA for Cannington.鈥�
Kurt Schmidt 鈥� PC Party of Sask
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Kurt Schmidt has secured the nomination in Cannington as the PC Party of Saskatchewan鈥檚 candidate. Schmidt of Estevan, has worked in the finance sector for over a decade and is described as very community-minded by the PC Sask Party.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 PC Sask Party Leader, Rick Swenson, welcomed Schmidt in a statement on Friday, March 18, 鈥淚 am pleased to have Kurt as a member of the PC Team. He is young but has developed a strong background in economics and politics. He will bring fresh ideas to the Legislature. Having Kurt on the ballot will give the people of Cannington a chance to vote for the PC Party.鈥�
