SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - The field is set in Estevan-Big Muddy and other ridings throughout the province for the Oct. 28 provincial election.
Incumbent Lori Carr of the Saskatchewan Party is vying for her third term in the Saskatchewan legislature. The challengers are Andrew Cey of the Saskatchewan United Party (SUP), Billy Patterson of the Saskatchewan Green Party, Phil Smith of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) and Phil Zajac of the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan. Zajac is the party's leader.
The Estevan Chamber of Commerce will host an all-candidates' forum for Estevan-Big Muddy on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion's Estevan branch.
"This event provides a unique opportunity for the media and the public to hear directly from the candidates vying to represent the Estevan constituency in the upcoming provincial election," the chamber said in a news release.
According to the Elections Saskatchewan website, the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Progress Party (formerly the provincial Liberal Party) do not have a candidate in Estevan-Big Muddy in the election.
The deadline for nominations was 2 p.m. on Oct. 12.
When the election was called, the Sask. Party held 42 of 61 seats in the legislature. The NDP had 14, the SUP had one and there were three independents. One seat was vacant.
The Sask. Party is seeking its fifth straight majority government.
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