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Mystery Lake school division gets slight funding increase for next school year
Book a way to preserve and pass on memories of growing up in Churchill
Thompson Citizen file photo Education Minister Wayne Ewasko, seen here in December in Thompson when he was the advanced education minister, announced provincial education funding for the 2022-23 school year Feb. 4. wage assistance payments. succeed.” justice. Instead of address- with agreements expiring 30 of this year. Without that amount, the $43 In a pre-annoucement sub- ing those issues, the PCs this spring,” said Ewasko. Bedford said his expectThe School District of million increase works out mission to the province, the are padding their budget by “This new legislation aligns ation was that the best proMystery Lake (SDML) will to just over three per cent Manitoba Teachers’ Society claiming school construc- with our department’s com- visions from existing colget $200,000 more in base more than last year, although (MTS) said at least a three tion as an education expense mitment to strengthen and lective agreements would funding and the property tax the province also contributed per cent funding increase – when it is infrastructure. improve the education sys- be the standard for a new offset grant for the 2022-23 additional one-time funding was necessary just to stay How can it be that the PCs tem in Manitoba.” provincewide contract. If school year than it did for amounts of $63 million and even when accounting for can claim that Manitoba has The move to province- that isn’t the case, SDML the current one. $80 million during the 2021- student enrolment increases, some of the highest educa- wide bargaining is also teachers would have the Base funding for next 22 school year. If those are which have been averaging tion spending in Canada supported by the Manitoba most to lose. they Nickel Belt News photoCurrently by Ian Graham school yearFoundation will be $33.4 addednorthern to the director funding Gisele and deMeulles about one has per written cent in recent whileher they also complain Boards Association have the highest minimum Addictions of Manitoba a book about experiences growing School up, mostly in Churchill. million and the district will property tax offset grant years, and two per cent about some of the worst out- (MSBA) and MTS. and maximum salaries for BY IAN Forfive all the harsh weather write things that you have I’m just as bad, right?’ was notWe a very thing swallow when people say class also get GRAHAM a $200,000 prop- to amounts announced last ‘Oh, inflation. comes? need safe to address “The MSBA looks forteachers, about 9 EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET these stories and to figure out. pretty clear I have jumped at it. 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SDML to to get into ing get it if I don’t it you? You’ve gotstudent to be really “It used to the beexception a really feeling like they’re pawns bay, itare justalso gives you an the Thompson SDML will also receive $120tomillion this year,”do said ensuring every has province, with dent James Bedford. “We the teachers the only the school wage of social work, and it’s something I’ve al- old.’ was need like, ‘No, actually thriving large community political game and that’s Youthat feelget so a one-time assistance Ewasko. “School divisions whatIthey to succeed.” of those in the Division sc- in area pleased to finally have incredible ones in thesense. province at that point I had million, to write ways wanted mom to I did all thatLiberal before leader I was and it’sfranco-manitobaine. just dwindled down really and you feel great.” amount of $1.4 have told us thatmy COVID-19, Manitoba olaire claritysad on for thethem path because forward.I small three days of personal leave for university and realized, My mom’s eldercosts and 27,’ and they went ‘What?’” such a small theforward people of she’s losgot $100,000 more than it re- do. inflation and an other Dougald Lamont said the to Previously, the population province’s think We look to Churcha mean- perNow schoolthat year without ‘Holy, not school bad atyear. this, she’s artist, she’s got so government deMeulles says. bar- ill book under her belt, Looking back, some inof now,” really want bargaining to thrive. one ceived I’m for this have an increased financial deceptively 38 school divisions ingful collective ing any pay and they can right?’ I certainly developed wonderful stories be- those things Though she’s not there built worlds deMeulles maysick try Manitoba increased fund- many pressures, and this has been cludesexperiences money for are repairs or gained separately with the They’ve process and thetheir negotiation accumulatesays up she to 200 a skill ininuniversity she consideration always tells her not again. any longer, her parents and How would we feel to produce another. inglotforofschools the prov- cause taken into in she newmight schools in do its education unions representing the there. of fair terms and conditions days – 55 more than in the and out offrom there$1.35 with stories at Parks Canada in funding “I did some sisterthey andemployed. other family if came youprovand next “I best havedivisional another book in ince came as a whole this year’s public school total. pretty bizarre her teachers ofsomeone employment fortothe collecta verylast strong skill in bilmy Churchill and I’ve always stuff like fuel the members sorry, you have to me,” she says. “It’s darker still billion year to $1.47 funding. These increases “Schools arehauls beinginto forced “We want allare. public school said, ince’s‘I’m 16,600 public school ive agreement. Mosta school writing dence in just high Arctic at -35,” said teachers “My cousin owns the your home community story, more about personlion this and year,confi an increase of hounded will ensureher, that‘Please, school divto absorb the costs of Maniacross Manitoba to leave educators.” divisions in the province almy write very put it on tape,the I will write it deMeulles. “It didn’t dawn hardware she and we’re going to displace struggles. aboutwriting. 0.9 per Icent, includisions have resources toba’s failures on poverty, have accessstore to thethere,” same barCurrent collective agree- al lowgrowth teachersand to accumulate clear andmillion that’s it. there. for because your story on me until after.health That was somewhere and all Maybe in the five years ing $77 in It’s one-time theyyou need to help students hunger, mental anda says. gaining process, especially you ments are in effectelse until June up to 130 sicknext days. BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
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your loved ones and your history is gone?’”
it’s something I’ll focus on doing.”