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Extreme cold warnings cover virtually all of the province Monday morning, prompting several school closures.
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Posted: Feb 08, 2021 6:51 AM CT | Last Updated: February 9
The extreme cold temperatures across Manitoba are expected to last most of the week. (Darren Bernhardt/CBC) comments
Extreme cold warnings cover virtually all of Manitoba on Monday morning, as the province plunges into dangerously cold temperatures, prompting several school closures.
An Arctic ridge of high pressure combined with winds of 10 to 20 km/h will make it feel like it s between –40 and –50, Environment Canada says.
This ultra-cold weather is expected to last the rest of the week, with temperatures averaging below –30 C, and nothing above –20 C, said CBC meteorologist John Sauder.
Manitoba government sets aside funding to buy land for 7 new schools
The province is setting aside $24 million to purchase land for seven new schools in the province two in the city of Brandon and five in Winnipeg.
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The Manitoba government has pledged to build 20 new schools in 10 years.(weedezign/Shutterstock)
The province is setting aside $24 million to purchase land for seven new schools in the province two in the city of Brandon and five in Winnipeg.
The Brandon projects include a future kindergarten to Grade 8 school and a Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM) kindergarten to Grade 12 school, Education Minister Cliff Cullen announced Thursday. They are part of a pledge by the Progressive Conservative government to build 20 new schools in Manitoba in 10 years.
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.