(Pete McIntyre) http://www.1075kiss.com/news/headlines/
Corrections Canada won't put its plans for a new halfway house on hold--- at least until its had a chance to talk more with the city of Vernon. City council passed a motion Monday demanding the agency put the plans on ice until all court proceedings and inquiries into the Bill Abramenko murder in 2004, are completed which could take up to two years. Lisa Bayne from Corrections tells KISS FM, they want to see if they can change council's decision. 'We've asked City Hall for a formal meeting to discuss their concerns and we hope that when City Hall accepts that meeting, we can come to an agreement on our collective next step.'
When asked what they will do if council won't change it's decision, Bayne said. 'Corrections thinks about every possibility but we certainly have to sit down and discuss our options but we want to do it after we've had a chance to talk with City Hall.' The agency wants to open a 14 bed facility for paroled offenders which would be run by the Okanagan Halfway House Society. Vernon's former halfway facility closed down in 2004 after two murders, alledgedly committed by paroled offender Eric Fish.
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