Provincial funding for Marine Hospital building renos

The province has announced funding for renovations at the Marine Hospital building.  Miramichi Heritage Inc. is getting $75,000 for the $108,000 project.  The venue was built in 1830, and used to care for sick and disabled seamen from timber ships.  It’s been used for other events since.

Miramichi home invasion case

21-year-old Brandon Blake Colford will have his motion to withdraw an earlier guilty plea to second-degree murder in the death of 49-year-old Michael Ryan heard in September, that; according to The Leader.

Colford pleaded guilty to the 2016 home invasion and stabbing death of Ryan, a retired NB Power worker.

An autopsy showed that he suffered 50 wounds on his body, including major stab wounds to his head and torso.