Brandon School Division: Public School

Turtle Mountain Dept: Some divisions, such as Gimli-based Evergreen, Lord Selkirk and Killarney-based Turtle Mountain, don't qualify for a penny more in operating grants than they received last year and may be raising taxes -- like many school boards across Manitoba, according to Winnipeg Free Press. It's been two weeks since Education Minister Nancy Allan announced an increase in operating grants of $25.5 million, a 2.2 per cent increase in the province's share of funding the $1.96-billion public school system and brandon School Division received a way-above-average increase in provincial operating grants of five per cent -- yet still faces a potential school property tax increase of 6.3 per cent. And so far, only Flin Flon is reporting the provincial funding formula was generous enough the tiny division can freeze property taxes this year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.