Photo from left to right: Fielding Smith, Pictou Co. Deputy Warden; Edgar Denny, Pine Breeze Logging Services; Charlie Parker, Minister of Natural Resources and Energy and MLA for Pictou West; Ross Landry, Minister of Justice.

In November of 2010, the Department of Justice announced construction plans for a new 100-cell correctional facility in Coalburn, Pictou Co. The facility, with two beds per cell, will be built near Coalburn, next to Highway 104, east of Thorburn highway Exit 26. The site will provide quick and easy access to medical, police, fire and other services. Replacing the aging Antigonish and Cumberland facilities, the new facility will service the courthouses in Truro, Amherst, New Glasgow, Pictou, Antigonish, and, to some extent, Port Hawkesbury.

Recent News & Updates

Second Contract Awarded for New Jail in Pictou County, media release, November 25, 2011

Justice Minister Visits New Jail Site in Pictou County, media release, September 30, 2011

Progress Update on Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, a letter to the editor from Justice Minister Ross Landry, July 22, 2011

New Correctional Facility Will Save Millions, media release, November 1, 2010. Includes images, audio and video content.

Other Information

Site Analysis and Selection Business Case for Candidate Sites (PDF), October, 2010

Review of Proposed Construction of One or More New Correctional Facilities (PDF), October 2009