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Cathay Wagantall Conservative nominee

The Conservative candidate for Yorkton-Melville in the next Federal election has been announced. The Yorkton-Melville Conservative Association has announced that Cathay Wagantall of Esterhazy has won the nomination over David Thomas.

The Conservative candidate for Yorkton-Melville in the next Federal election has been announced. The Yorkton-Melville Conservative Association has announced that Cathay Wagantall of Esterhazy has won the nomination over David Thomas.

Wagantall grew up in Esterhazy, and after time away has returned to the area to run Positive Signs, the family's printing business. She says that they took over the business so her father could retire.

Wagantall thanks Conservative Party members in the riding for putting the trust in her, and says that during her campaign she made an effort to connect with the members through the riding. Saying she knocked on "nearly every" member's door during the campaign process, she's glad that

"I'm feeling very good about the support I received."

She says Conservative voters want a candidate who is accessible and accountable, and that this is one of the reasons why her nomination efforts were a success. She believes that her efforts to meet as many people as possible through her election campaign were what made people vote in her favor, as she did go through the effort to meet with people.

"I will be there, I am a good listener, and I will be listening to them."

The Yorkton-Melville riding is a big one, from a physical perspective, and with the changes in the boundaries it is a difficult riding to cover. Wagantall says that she was glad to get "off the highway" and into smaller communities. She does admit that travel is going to be an issue, as she does want to be an accessible candidate, but she wants to emphasize that she will do what she can to remain accessible to such a wide area and variety of communities.

While now the nominee, she says that she is going to focus primarily on supporting current MP Garry Breitkreuz until the next general election. As a result, she is unwilling to share her own stance until his run is completed, as she believes the focus should be on having him handle the riding's concerns until he is no longer the MP.

"He's our member of parliament right until that election happens. Once we're in an election scenario that's a different story, but I'm still on his board, and as far the issues of the day I'm leaving it to him."