École New Era School has received a $12,000 grant from MusiCounts, Canada’s ‘largest’ music education charity. The funding will allow the school to replace broken instruments, expand its inventory, and create an inclusive music program that reflects the diversity of its student population. The grant was awarded through the MusiCounts Band Aid Program in honour of Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Loreena McKennitt, who was born in Manitoba. This year, MusiCounts is investing $1.1 million into 85 schools nationwide — the largest single-year investment in the charity’s history. École New Era School music teacher Wing Chow says the $12,000 in funding will allow the school to replace broken instruments, expand its inventory, and create an inclusive music program that reflects the diversity of its student population.