2024 SUMA wraps up with Sask. MLAs facing questions about provincial concerns

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2024 SUMA wraps up with Sask. MLAs facing questions about provincial concerns
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As part of the bear pit session, hundreds of community leaders and members were in attendance to bring their concerns forward to the government.

On the final day of the SUMA convention, provincial ministers took the stage where questions were thrown at them on their recent decisions and the province's plans for the future.On the final day of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention, provincial ministers took the stage where questions were thrown at them on their recent decisions and the province’s plans for the future.

“I asked if we could get some funding for the purchase of fire equipment and the building of fire halls because small municipalities just don’t have the money or the means to do that,” Schapansky said. Others questioned the province’s response to mental health and addictions, including the elimination of funding for harm reduction services to provide drug tools.“What are you going to do to build capacity for addictions, treatment and support for rural communities?” one audience member asked.

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