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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Electrical Applications students Carl Cucio-Viagedor (left) and Kieran Smith (right) at the soon-to-be closed Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) are speaking out saying their education has essentially become an afterthought after the province decided to close the school back in January. More than 500 students are caught up in the transition and dozens of staff have either left the school or been laid off. Reporter: Morgan Modjeski 260724 - Friday, July 24, 2026.