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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.
The province has set aside more than $24 million for seven land acquisition projects for future school sites including two projects in the Brandon School Division. (Pixabay photo)
Two New Schools Open January 2021; Future School Sites, Major Repairs, Accessibility Upgrades and Future Designs for Major Projects: Cullen and Helwer
The Manitoba government is investing an additional $50 million in school capital funding above the Budget 2020 commitment of $160 million for total funding of $210 million in kindergarten to Grade 12 school capital projects across the province, Education Minister Cliff Cullen and Central Services Minister Reg Helwer announced today.
“Manitoba’s ongoing investment in school infrastructure must continue during the COVID-19 pandemic for the longevity of our schools and to improve accessibility for all students, while maintaining safe and secure school environments for quality education and to support our government’s pledge to protect Manitobans,” sai