New Brunswick announces $1-million in conditional funding for hospice project

A planned $5-million residential hospice in Moncton, N.B., got a $1-million funding boost today from the province.

However, the funding commitment is conditional on Ottawa providing matching funds towards the facility.

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Service New Brunswick Minister Sherry Wilson made the announcement at the official launch of Hospice Southeast New Brunswick’s capital campaign.

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Dennis Cochrane, president of the charitable organization, says the province’s donation “sets the tone” for the capital campaign.

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Construction on the residential facility is set to begin in early 2020 with an anticipated opening in fall of 2020.