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SCHOOL DIVISION LEGAL STATUS
The legal basis for education in The Portage la Prairie School Division is rested in the will of the people as expressed in the statutes of the Province, the statutes pertaining to education, court interpretation of the validity of these laws, and the powers implied in them.
The official name of the division shall be:
The Portage la Prairie School Division No. 24.
Territorial Extent of the Division
Ward I: All those lands within the boundaries of the City of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
Ward II: All those lands within The Portage la Prairie School Division in Ward V or the R.M. of Portage la Prairie, together with the following lands of the R.M. of North Norfolk:
NE 1/4 of section 12-11-9, S 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of section 13-11-9,
N 1/2 of section 24-11-9, SE 1/4 of section 24-11-9, all of section
25-11-9, E 1/2 of section 26-11-9, E 1/2 of section 35-11-9, all of section 36-11-9 and C.P.R. Right of Way;
and the following lands in the R.M. of South Norfolk:
the NW 1/4 of section 36-9-8.
Ward III: Wards III and IV of the R.M. of Portage la Prairie, together with the following lands in the R.M. of North Norfolk:
Section 1-12-9, SE 1/4 of section 2-12-9, all of section 12-12-9, all of section 13-12-9, E1/2 of section 24-12-9, and such lands in the R.M. of Westbourne situated within the boundaries of The Portage la Prairie School Division.
Ward IV: All those lands within the boundaries of The Portage la Prairie School Division in Wards I, and II of the R.M. of Portage la Prairie, together with all those lands within the boundaries of The Portage la Prairie School Division in the R.M. of St. Francois Xavier, and all those lands within the boundaries of the Portage la Prairie School Division in the R.M. of Woodlands.
Ward V: All those lands within the boundaries of the Portage la Prairie School Division in Wards VI and VII of the R.M. of Portage la Prairie, together with all those lands within the boundaries of the Portage la Prairie School Division in the R.M. of Grey.
Legal Reference: PSA - Sec. 3
Adopted: Sept. 23/76
