N.B. public safety minister defends new jail after costs double
The New Brunswick government says cost estimates for the new jail in Grand Lake, which have more than doubled, won’t derail the $66 million project.
Source: atlantic.ctvnews.ca
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Grand Lake makes pitch to get new jail after province withdraws from deal with Fredericton
Grand Lake Mayor Kevin Nicklin says he wants to see a new jail built in his municipality after the Department of Justice and Public Safety backed out of a deal to have the $42-million facility built in Fredericton.
Source: cbc.ca
Fredericton to seek more than $100K in costs associated with cancelled jail plan
Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers says the city plans to ask the province to reimburse it for more than $100,000 in costs associated with a jail proposal the Department of Justice and Public Safety cancelled this week.
Source: cbc.ca
Fredericton councillors heckled as they approve rezoning to allow for new jail
Fredericton city council voted 7-4 in favour of a motion to rezone a 25-hectare plot of land in the Vanier Industrial Park to allow the construction of a new provincial correctional facility.
Source: cbc.ca
Opponents of Fredericton jail proposal pack council chamber to hear public comments
The viewing gallery in the council chamber at Fredericton city hall was packed Monday as about 100 people gathered to hear comments of support and opposition to the proposed construction of a jail in the city's east end.
Source: cbc.ca