The Saskatchewan Drug Plan is making changes to the Saskatchewan Drug Formulary related to oxycodone, a prescription medication used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
Promises Kept
1) Reducing provincial debt.
2) Reduction in income tax.
3) Reduction in property tax.
4) $2.3 billion investment in infrastructure.
5) Long-term solution to municipal revenue sharing.
Saskatchewan retail sales and wholesale trade set a double record in December 2011- posting the highest-ever figures for the month of December and the highest annual totals in the province's history.
Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board and Member of Parliament for Battlefords-Lloydminster, on behalf of Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Larry Doke, on behalf of Social Services Minister and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation June Draude today announced support for a local housing initiative for seniors.
Minister responsible for Innovation Rob Norris today signed a multi-year agreement for Innovation Saskatchewan to provide funding for the new $30 million Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (CCNI), a world-class research centre housed at the University of Saskatchewan to support nuclear research, development and innovation.
Energy and Resources Minister Bill Boyd leaves Sunday for a two-week resources investment mission to China and Australia.
The number of people in Saskatchewan receiving Employment Insurance (EI) dropped significantly in December, 2011, compared to the same month in 2010, for 21 consecutive months of year-over-year decreases.
A women-led affordable housing project has been completed in Saskatoon to help a Habitat for Humanity partner family achieve their dream of homeownership.
Saskatchewan's manufacturing shipments set a record for the month of December.
Enterprise Saskatchewan launched year two of the Real Growth, Real Opportunity national marketing campaign to encourage people to establish a career or to do business in the province.
Ernest Morin today pleaded guilty to attempting to utter forged documents. Morin was also sentenced today and received a $3,000 fine.
Biography
Warren Michelson was born in Lipton Saskatchewan and grew up on the family farm north of that community. After graduation Warren started working in the communication industry, holding employment in television and radio for more than 30 years. Other then a six month stint in British Columbia, Warren has resided in Saskatchewan all is life, taking residence throughout a variety of communities; including Estevan, Weyburn, Regina, Melfort, Saskatoon, and Swift Current, before moving to Moose Jaw ten years ago.
He has worked in a variety of management and consulting positions throughout his career including two years with the Saskatchewan Newspaper Group, where he worked until his election into the Legislature.
Warren’s commitments to community volunteer service includes past membership of the Moose Jaw Hospital Foundation and past directorship of the Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce. He is the co-founder and past chairperson of the Moose Jaw Business Network, and has also taken an active part in the lay ministries of his Church. From 2000 to 2006, Warren held a seat on the Senate of the University of Regina.
Provincially, Warren has been involved with the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce for the past 13 years, serving as provincial president in 2004-05. During his Chamber presidency, the Chamber led the business coalition to defeat the infamous “Available Hours” legislation.
His many accomplishments and leadership capabilities were recognized in the Saskatchewan Business Magazine when he was acknowledged as one of “Saskatchewan’s Men of Influence” in March of 2004.
Warren and his wife Debbie have four adult children and two lively grand children all living in Saskatchewan.
He was elected in November 2007 and serves as the Chair of the Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice as well as the chair of the caucus Standing Policy Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice.