Estevan's MLA is seeing herself in some new roles and some familiar ones as the provincial government announced their new cabinet following the provincial election.
Lori Carr is now the Minister of three departments - Rural and Remote Health, Mental Health and Addictions, and Seniors.
Carr says that she's ready to take on the roles for both Estevan as well as the entire province.
"I think it's a really exciting opportunity to have. Health is something that touches every single person in this province and we all know how important it is."
Carr says that as Estevan is considered a rural health area, the hospital here in town will be under her jurisdiction as minister.
She'll also be in the head seat as two important projects are currently underway for Estevan.
"Right now we have two projects on the go in Estevan, the MRI project as well as the nursing home that's going to start detailed design and having this role will just help me keep a better eye on those things as we move forward. But they're both moving forward nicely."
In her role with Addictions and Mental Health, Carr says she'll also see resources come to the city that work.
"Within Estevan, we've actually started tackling addictions and mental health with the new beds that are there and we have some really good resources within our community and I don't see that slowing down."
"When someone does have an addiction, a lot of times mental health issues come with that. They kind of go hand in hand sometimes and finding solutions for those people to get over those issues is really, really important."
With her third ministry role working with Seniors, Carr says she'll take a look at what works best for the older citizens of Saskatchewan.
"With the role of seniors, it's just looking at, I guess the programs and services that are available to them, listening to the organizations that are out there and seeing you know what it is that they might feel is lacking and how we can help improve their life in their senior years."
Besides her ministry positions, Carr will also continue as the Deputy House Leader, working in Regina on the government's role in the legislature.
"It's an opportunity to work in the house on legislation. House leaders are the people that actually watch the rules as they're happening, all points of order in the house, all those kinds of things. I had the opportunity to serve that last term and now I get to continue doing it."
Despite working in three ministry positions and as the Deputy House Leader, Carr says she'll be in Estevan often to meet with her constituents.
"I should still be able to get home on all my weekends, and as a rule, I have Fridays that I have opened for constituency appointments and hopefully I don't see any of that changing."