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Manitoba Education Minister Nello Altomare dead at 61

Nello Altomare, the province’s education minister has died, the Manitoba School Boards Association confirms.

The 61-year-old MLA for the Winnipeg riding of Transcona was “a proud and outspoken supporter of public education,” association president Sandy Nemeth said in a statement Wednesday.

“He was refreshingly direct when necessary, always respectful, and possessed a keen sense of humour.”

A former school principal, Altomare was first elected as Transcona’s MLA in September 2019 and was re-elected in 2023.

He was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer shortly after being elected to his first term in office.

Altomare took a leave from his ministerial role for medical reasons last October. Tracy Schmidt took over his portfolio on an acting basis.

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