Sod-turning for Les Résidences Jodin inc. in Edmundston
A sod-turning was held today to mark the next step in the construction of a new nursing home in Edmundston. Les Résidences Jodin inc. will have 180 beds and is estimated to cost $48.7 million. It will replace the Foyer Saint-Joseph de Saint-Basile and Villa Des Jardins, which have a combined 156 beds. From left: Gilbert St-Onge, chair of the board of Les Résidences Jodin inc.; Jacques P. Martin, mayor of Edmundston; Health Minister Madeleine Dubé; Yvon Bonenfant, MLA for Madawaska-les-Lacs; Lyne Levesque, chair of the board of Foyer St-Joseph de Saint-Basile; and Gérald Allain, chair of the board of Villa des Jardins.