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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS (From left); Robert Loiselle MLA for St. Boniface, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Member of Parliament- Winnipeg North, Kevin Lamoureux, MMF’s Early Learning and Child Care Department Minister Frances Chartrand, Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand brandishing giant scissors, Infinity Women Secretariat spokeswoman Anita Campbell, and Provincial Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning Nello Altomare, during the ribbon cutting at the grand opening of the Louis Riel Child Care Centre at 561 Rue St. Jean Baptiste. The MMF opened its eighth child care facility in Winnipeg since 2019. The facility adds 40 spaces for infant and preschool children to the Winnipeg area, while providing quality, culturally focused programming for young Red River Métis Citizens, creating employment and allowing parents to get back to their workplaces. See Malak Abas story 240826 - Monday, August 26, 2024.