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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Dave McPhail, Business Manager and Financial Secretary for IBEW Local 2085, shakes Premier Wab Kinew’s hand during the announcement. Premier Wab Kinew shakes hands with IBEW Training Hall staff and students as he arrives for the press conference. Premier Wab Kinew and Public Service Delivery Minister Mintu Sandhu are announcing that the government is beginning construction this week on three schools in Winnipeg with a site development underway in Brandon under the new Manitoba Jobs Agreement (MJA) during a press conference held at IBEW Training Hall, 556 Notre Dame Avenue on Monday morning. Reporter: Gabrielle Piche 260126 - Monday, January 26, 2026.