12 October 2007
Mayor Calls for Repairs to Historic Fredericton Train Station
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The mayor of Fredericton would like to see the historic York
Street Train Station repaired while it is still structurally sound.
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Fredericton New Brunswick - Fredericton Mayor Brad
Woodside issued a public plea to the Irving family Thursday to do something about the crumbling York Street Train Station in the city's
downtown.
"It has been very frustrating for a lot of people, including myself," Woodside said Thursday. "The public has been
talking about this and asking questions for a long, long, time."
Residents of the city and members of city council want the issue resolved, he said, but the train station doesn't fall under the city's
jurisdiction and council cannot order its owner, J.D. Irving Ltd., to clean it up.
The Heritage Canada Foundation listed it in February as one of Canada's 10 most threatened heritage sites.
"It looks bad," said Woodside. "It is unacceptable in this community or in any other community. We are really hoping
that the landowners will address it. That would please a lot of people. That is all we are asking."
It's Woodside's understanding that aside from the deteriorating roof, the building is still structurally sound.
An online petition calling for action on the train station was recently posted by the group Fredericton Friends of the
Railway.
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