PREMIER NAMES NEW, SMALLER CABINET WITH A NEW MINISTER IN EVERY POSITION

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Premier Scott Moe today appointed a new, smaller cabinet, with a new minister in every cabinet position.

"This is a new beginning - a new government with a new mandate from Saskatchewan voters, and today we have a new cabinet," Moe said. "I know every minister is looking forward to taking on their new responsibilities, addressing the opportunities and challenges that face Saskatchewan.

"In the recent election, many people voted to re-elect our government to ensure a strong economy and a bright future, while many others voted for change. Our new government will deliver both.

"We will ensure Saskatchewan's economy remains strong and growing, while addressing the challenges of a growing province like timely access to health care and improved learning opportunities for children in our schools."

The government's longest-serving minister Jim Reiter becomes the new Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance. Reiter has been a minister since 2009. He will also serve as Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety and Minister of Immigration and Career Training.

Four ministers are entering cabinet for the first time:

Alana Ross as Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Tourism Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority;
Daryl Harrison as Minister of Agriculture;
Travis Keisig as Minister of Environment; and
Eric Schmalz as Minister of Government Relations, Minister responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs.

Two former ministers will re-enter cabinet:

Ken Cheveldayoff as Minister of Advanced Education; and
Warren Kaeding as Minister of Trade and Export Development.

Current ministers taking on new responsibilities are:

Everett Hindley becomes Minister of Education;
Jeremy Cockrill becomes Minister of Health;
Lori Carr becomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health;
Tim McLeod becomes Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Corrections and Public Safety;
David Marit becomes Minister of Highways, Minister of SaskBuilds and Procurement;
Jeremy Harrison becomes Minister of Crown Investments Corporation and all of its commercial Crown Corporations, and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission;
Terry Jenson becomes Minister of Social Services; and
Colleen Young becomes Minister of Energy and Resources.

The new 16-member cabinet is two ministers smaller than the previous cabinet.

Premier Moe also named the new House leadership positions for the government caucus. They are:

Government House Leader, Tim McLeod;
Deputy House Leader, Lori Carr;
Government Whip, Todd Goudy; and
Deputy Whip, Sean Wilson.

Jamie Martens becomes the new Provincial Secretary.

Premier Moe said the government is planning to hold a fall sitting of the Legislature and a date for the Throne Speech will be announced soon.

DEEPLY HUMBLED TO BE APPOINTED AS MINISTER OF ADVANCED EDUCATION

I am honoured to be appointed as Minister of Advanced Education. Education is a cause very close to my heart, and I am committed to advancing opportunities for all learners in our province. I look forward to serving our Saskatchewan communities and continuing the work to build strong, accessible, and innovative educational systems for our future.

LEST WE FORGET

With great appreciation, respect and gratitude for our veterans, I proudly display this lawn sign. In addition to wearing a poppy, the lawn sign is a great way to show your support of veterans by displaying this lawn sign in your yard or business.
While the Poppy is distributed freely to all who wish to wear one, the Legion gratefully accepts donations to the Poppy Fund. An additional way to visually support Saskatchewan’s Legion branches and Remembrance is to purchase a “We Will Remember Them” lawn sign, available through your local Legion branch. The signs sell for $20.

Every year, from the last Friday of October to November 11, tens of millions of Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to honour Canada’s Veterans and remember those who sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today.

The Poppy Campaign is very much a local initiative, conducted by Legion Branches in cities, towns and communities across the country including Saskatchewan. Donations collected during the Poppy Campaign are held in Trust at the branch level to directly support Veterans and their families within their community and to help ensure Canadians ‘never forget’.

Many of Saskatchewan‘s 8,500 Legion members work tirelessly to distribute poppies to the community through schools, community organizations and local businesses. The Legion is grateful for the support of local businesses who welcome our volunteers and Poppy boxes into their locations.

On a final note, through a new Legion initiative people can visit Poppy Stories | Legion) to scan their lapel Poppy with their smartphone. They will then be taken to short personal stories about Canadian Veterans who gave their lives in service to our country. This new initiative is a way to further build connections with those who serve our country, and help people make more direct links between service, Remembrance, and our freedoms today."

SASKATOON REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE

Remembrance Day Times:

Doors Open: 8:45 AM

Musical Performances (local orchestra): 9:30 PM

Program Starts: 10:00 AM

Moment of Silence: 11:00 AM

Wreath Laying Ceremony: to follow

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Free to Attend & Open to the Public
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Please note the following safety & security measures will be in place:

All guests will pass through metal detection before entry into SaskTel Centre.
All bags must be smaller than 12″x 12″ x 12″ and will be searched before entry.
Outside food and beverages are not permitted. Empty, soft-sided plastic water bottles are permitted. Refilling stations on the main concourse.

Transit Information:

Courtesy of RBC, Saskatoon Transit will offer free rides to the Remembrance Day Service, with buses leaving from:

Downtown Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue):
Service every 20 minutes starting at 9 a.m., with the final bus leaving by 10:20 a.m.
Market Mall:
Buses will depart from the mall transit terminal at 9:45 a.m.
Centre Mall:
Buses will also leave from the mall transit terminal at 9:45 a.m.

Return trips from SaskTel Centre will begin immediately following the close of the ceremony.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

We honour Canadian service members past and present and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Canada's freedoms. Lest we forget.

For the Fallen
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)

Published in The Times newspaper on 21st September 1914.