Terry Jenson MLA

Warman Constituency Association members of the Saskatchewan Party will go to the polls in less than three weeks to elect a candidate to represent the riding for the 2024 provincial election and the incumbent, Terry Jenson, is looking to continue his work as MLA for the area.

Redistribution of the population has resulted in boundary changes that will see Warman and Osler continue to be together in one riding, but instead of Martensville the new area includes Hague, Hepburn, and Neuanlage as well as a rural area that includes parts of the RMs of Corman Park, Rosthern, and Laird.

“The past three years as MLA has been a challenging one,” Jenson explained while taking a short break from door knocking last week. “I was elected at a time when the world was upside down in the early winter of 2020 and I think we’ve recovered very well from that, economically speaking. I’ve been working the whole time on various things that my constituents have deemed to be important and we are all now seeing the results of that work.”

Just under three weeks ago, the Warman Primary Health Center was officially opened by the Ministry of Health and the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Jenson said the opening of the nurse practitioner-led facility – something that he worked on closely with Health Minister Paul Merriman – is the result of extensive dialogue with health professionals, civic officials, and others in the community and around the province. Three nurse practitioners have started to see patients in Warman and three more will be working in Martensville in the coming months.

“This is a major step forward and there’s more to do when it comes to making sure our residents have access to timely and effective health care services,” Jenson added. He explained that Warman, Martensville, and the surrounding area north of Saskatoon continues to lead the province in population growth and he is making progress in having a health care facility built in the city of Warman.

“It’s a process that is taking a little longer than most would like but the need has been identified and I’ll continue to collaborate with the Ministries that are involved and ensure that it keeps moving forward until it is built and operating.”

Jenson, who is currently the Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Immigration and Career Training as well as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Services, is determined to continue his work as MLA and to project the interests of his constituents to his caucus colleagues and ministerial officials.

“It’s one thing to get nominated and elected, but it’s also very important to develop solid relationships with Ministers and their staff as well as every other colleague in caucus,” said Jenson. “I’ve been able to do that in my first few years in government and having that kind of open door access is very beneficial to the people of our constituency.”

But, the task Jenson is focused on for the next couple of weeks is knocking on doors, talking to constituents and garnering support for the nomination which will be held on September 5 at the Warman Home Centre Communiplex.

“I’m a hard worker by default,” he concluded. “I’m a people person and I’m also someone who takes the time to listen and help where I can. The reception I’m receiving from members of the constituency association as well as non-members on the doorsteps has been very encouraging. We are in a position as a province to see continued growth well into the future and I’m working hard as a member of the Saskatchewan Party team to be at that table representing the interests of all the people I serve in the riding.”