Cape Tormentine residents
want derelict buildings removed
Buildings left over from former ferry terminal are being called dangerous and an eyesore
CBC News Posted: Jul 22, 2015 12:44 PM AT
People in Cape Tormentine want the province to tear down three provincially owned buildings because they say the structures are unsafe, falling apart and bringing the community down in value and spirit.
"This place was a thriving community, and now look at it," said Sonny McCarron, who returns to his hometown every summer and says Cape Tormentine isn't the same place he grew up.
Three buildings left behind from Cape Tormentine's time as a transportation hub between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are falling apart. The once flourishing community offered ferry service to the island, but that ended when the Confederation Bridge was completed in 1997 and the ferry stopped running.
"Since the bridge, and since CN Marine left, we're left with this water tower [and] this fallen down building," he said.
Jeanne Allen of the Cape Tormentine Community Development Corporation runs the local camp ground and says the buildings need immediate attention...
...Allen said most of the floor of the former train station has fallen in. The building once housed the tourist information centre, but she said it was moved to Cape Jourimain when the Confederation Bridge was built...
...Marc Belliveau, with the Department of Natural Resources confirms his department owns the land. In an e-mail he wrote: "The buildings are in bad shape and unusable, but there has been some interest expressed in the property. It is too early to speak of definitive plans at this stage."
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