The Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition was in Swift Current yesterday.

 

NDP MLA Deb Higgins was in the city speaking with Mayor Jerrod Schafer and the City Commissioner. 

 

Higgins says she had a very good meeting about projects underway in the city.  She says the housing shortage issue isn't as big of an issue in Swift Current as it is in other communities, but long-term care is an area that needs to be addressed.

 

Higgins says summer is a good opportunity to tour the province:

 

 

Higgins adds some of the projects underway in Swift Current have been delayed by the weather, but that's a minor problem compared to flooding and storm damage that have hit many communities.