BY-ELECTION CALLED IN CUMBERLAND

Voters in the northern constituency of Cumberland will be going to the polls Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

Premier Brad Wall called the by-election today. The constituency became vacant in early January with the resignation of NDP MLA Joan Beatty.

"The constituents of Cumberland need to have a voice in the Legislature, and now they will have their MLA in place before the start of summer," Wall said.

Wall said this by-election campaign will give the government a chance to talk about some of the important initiatives it has taken in the first six months in office, as well as the role of the north in a growing and vibrant Saskatchewan economy.

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For more information, contact:

Kathy Young
Executive Council
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0425
Email: kathy.young@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-526-8927