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Irving-owned company taken off Wolastoqey title claim suit – CBC

Nov 15, 2024

Strescon reaches deal with Wolastoqey Nation to fund scholarship program in trades

One of the many industrial companies named in a large title claim from the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick has been removed from the lawsuit.

Chief Patricia Bernard of Madawaska First Nation says a deal has been reached with Strescon, a Saint John-based concrete company and a subsidiary of John Irving’s Ocean Capital.

Bernard said the company offered to provide a bursary scholarship for Wolastoqey students in the trades through New Brunswick Community College. The scholarship has a value of $120,000, and two students annually would be able to receive a bursary of up to $5,000.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/strescon-taken-off-wolastoqey-title-claim-1.7384033

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