Liberal MLA Says Grand Manan Home Should Be Priority

Liberal MLA Rick Doucet says despite the good news that two nursing homes in Northern New Brunswick are being replaced and another is getting more beds, building a new facility in Grand Manan should have been a top priority -- especially in the wake of eight people being transferred out due to mold problems.

He wonders how the province's validation process works given the lack of progress and suggests the 11 homes slated for revamps during the Liberal's mandate should be immediately honoured.

He adds families now have to face numerous hardships like seeing their loved ones leave the island and enduring numerous ferry trips to visit them.