WINNIPEG --
The Manitoba government is chipping in another $50 million to its school capital projects fund, which among other things, could help improve ventilation in schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic and lay the groundwork for two new schools in Brandon.
On Thursday, Manitoba's new Education Minister Cliff Cullen announced the province is adding the $50 million on top of the $160 million that was approved in the 2020 budget for school projects across the province.
"Clearly, we've seen a need, not just with COVID, but in terms of our need and our want to create additional capacity within schools," Cullen said during a press conference.