Premier Alward joining Jason and Joe Shannon of Shannex Inc for a sod-turning at their new site in Millidgeville behind the Charles Gorman arena.
Jason Shannon tells CHSJ News his father pioneered the concept of campus-style retirement living.
He says it's a response to community need adding they think offering the continuum of care is the way to go as lots of people can live independently longer in the campus concept.
Construction is underway now on Parkland Saint John which include 68-unit retirement living complex with a health and wellness pavilion along with a 60-bed licensed special care home and two licensed 18-bed specialized care bed homes.
Shannon tells us the facility is set to open in the summer/fall of 2015.
