Moncton's planning advisory committee has given the go-ahead for a 12-storey downtown apartment building, which would be among the city's tallest buildings. "This is the type of development that we want to see," Sarah Anderson, Moncton's senior planner with development planning, told the committee Wednesday evening. City staff had recommended the committee approve seven variances Anderson called "minor" from city planning bylaws. "It is a big building, next to a big building, around the corner from 55 Queen," Frederic Properties Corp. owner Valdo Grandmaison told the committee. Ashford Living, which proposed the building, told the committee it hopes to begin construction this year.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2021 11:00 UTC