The Saskatchewan Progressive Conservatives aren’t running a lot of candidates in the April 4 provincial election.
Only 18 candidates are running under the banner of the once-powerful party, currently led by Rick Swenson.
But you won’t find them on the ballot anywhere in the Northwest region – except for one.
It is confirmed Rick Cline is running for the PCs in Cut Knife-Turtleford.
He will be one of five candidates running in the riding – the others being incumbent Larry Doke of the Saskatchewan Party, Danica Lorer of the NDP, Rod Gopher of the Liberals and Tammy Fairley Saunders for the Green party.
Overall, the Saskatchewan Party, NDP and Liberals are fielding candidates in all 61 ridings. Despite talk that they would run a full slate, the Green Party only managed to get 58 candidates on the ballot. Four candidates are running for the Western Independence Party.
There are also five independents running, one of whom is former Sask. Party MLA Jason Dearborn. He is taking on incumbent Sask. Party cabinet minister Bill Boyd in Kindersley.
