11 January 2010

Public Hearing of Objections Tonight

Ex-Canadian Pacific Railway station in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Fredericton New Brunswick - It may seem a bit moot, but city councillors will hold a public hearing of objections tonight on a proposal to amend the city's municipal plan to allow for the construction of a new liquor store on York Street.
 
Construction has been progressing on renovating the heritage component of the former railway station in the city's downtown core.
 
But councillors still have to pass the necessary bylaw that will allow a new building to be attached at the rear of the heritage structure.
 
J.D. Irving Ltd. and the province's Crown-owned liquor corporation have inked a lease that would restore a free-standing downtown liquor outlet, while providing the Irvings with a revenue stream to rehabilitate the city's landmark.
 
NB Liquor Corp. had a King Street liquor outlet, but closed it in the winter of 2008.
 
Heritage buffs, the city, and province have been enthusiastic in embracing the York Street railway redevelopment proposal, which has spared the railway station from collapsing in disrepair.
 
Heather McLaughlin.