Winnipeg Free Press
Last Modified: 6:08 AM CST Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 | Updates
Many Manitobans with children in nursery school could soon be paying more than double the current daily fees, under a new funding arrangement implemented by the provincial government.
Many Manitobans with children in nursery school could soon be paying more than double the current daily fees, under a new funding arrangement implemented by the provincial government.
The province is scrapping the enhanced operating grant program, under which guardians pay $5 a day per child at 66 nursery schools in Manitoba.
It is putting in its place a single funding model for all 162 nursery schools, which will result in daily fees rising to a maximum of $10.40, starting July 1.
WINNIPEG Manitoba Housing is getting the largest single annual investment in the organization’s history. Four million dollars in security upgrades to address a significant increase in petty trespassing and break-ins. Families Minister Rochelle Squires announced the investment on Friday to install new intercoms, high-resolution cameras, alarm systems and card swipe access to the buildings. Affected properties include 11 in the Winnipeg area and one in The Pas. “We know that these security investments certainly do play a role in increasing, whether it be trespassers or break and enters, on their premises,” said Squires. The minister said ongoing government investments in security at Manitoba Housing properties over the last three years have resulted in a 25 per cent drop in security calls, but instances of petty trespassing has risen upwards of 80 per cent over the past five.