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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.