Saskatchewan Party caucus spends a day on campus

Plant Sciences Head Graham Scoles, second from left, makes a point to, from left, MLA Donna Harpauer, Agriculture Dean Ernie Barber, MLA Bill Boyd, Agriculture Research Co-ordinator Bryan Harvey, and MLA Randy Weekes. Photo courtesy of the College of Agriculture

Dr. Kim Gaspar, right, of the University spinoff company PharmaDerm, at Innovation Place, shows one of their labs to, from bottom, MLAs Yogi Huyghebaert, Lyle Stewart, Brad Wall, and Milt Wakefield.

MLAs including June Draude, back centre, meet with Education Dean Ken Jacknicke, back right, and other Education faculty. Photo courtesy of Jay Wilson, College of Education

Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition party got a chance to take an in-depth look at the University of Saskatchewan, with a major all-day visit to campus Jan. 17.

Seventeen Saskatchewan Party members of the Legislative Assembly and three party staff toured facilities related to agriculture, education, health, economic development and Aboriginal affairs – and met with senior University administrators to get first-hand information about issues affecting the U of S.

The MLAs – including party leader Elwin Hermanson, along with colleagues like Bill Boyd, June Draude, Rod Gantefoer, Ben Heppner, and Yogi Huyghebaert – met with U of S President Peter MacKinnon, Vice-Presidents Michael Atkinson, Tony Whitworth and Michael Corcoran, University Secretary Gordon Barnhart, and Government Relations Officer Cindy Paquette, to discuss University matters.

They also recieved a major briefing and tour of the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, and toured facilities in Education, Agriculture, Innovation Place, and Wanuskewin Heritage Park. After the tours, MacKinnon hosted them at a reception at the President’s Residence.

Sask. Party post-secondary education critic Glen Hart, MLA for Last Mountain-Touchwood, said the MLAs found it "very useful and interesting and informative" to see campus and the "world-class synchrotron".

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