ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Roman Catholic archdiocese in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city is selling properties to pay survivors of abuse at the former Mount Cashel orphanage. Archbishop of St. John’s Peter Hundt said in a news release Sunday several parcels of vacant land in St. John’s as well as the archbishop’s residence in the nearby town of Outer Cove will be placed on the market. Hundt says these properties are “the first of many” that will go up for sale to raise funds to pay survivors following a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in January. The archdiocese was ordered to pay a total of $2 million to the four lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit.

Source: thestar July 26, 2021 15:22 UTC