Winnipeg School Division: Tax Increases

School Property Taxes Dept: Seven Oaks is also looking at an increase of seven per cent in school property taxes -- and other school divisions are also crunching numbers that will likely lead to big tax hikes, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "If we want to continue all our programs and services, we could be looking at some significant tax increases," Barr said. "We're looking at tax increases of 8.5 per cent." THE average homeowner in the Winnipeg School Division is looking at getting hit with an $80 increase in school taxes this year, an 8.5 per cent hike. Education Minister Nancy Allan's funding announcement Monday was "not good news for school divisions," WSD finance chairwoman Kristine Barr warned Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.