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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS LOCAL - New schools Education Minister Wayne Ewasko chats with grade 7 student, Michael Yi, after ribbon cutting at announcement Friday. Manitoba Government officials make major announcement of 23 new schools opening including holding a ribbon cutting at newly opened, Bison Run School, in Waverley West, Winnipeg, Friday. Officials in attendance: Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister James Teitsma, Labour and Immigration Minister Jon Reyes and Tim Johnson, board chair, Pembina Trails School Division. See Carol's story March 23rd, 2023