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The City of Fredericton has ordered the New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition to demolish its unused grandstand. If it’s not demolished by the Oct. 24 fines will be issued for every day the grandstand is not taken down.
Failure to comply by deadline would result in increasing fines, order says
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 24, 2025 5:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The city has ordered the New Brunswick Exhibition to tear down the grandstand at the downtown racetrack, where harness racing is no longer a regular feature. (Michael Heenan/CBC)
The City of Fredericton has handed the New Brunswick Exhibition an order to remove its racetrack grandstand because of concerns about public safety.
The grandstand, which sits on the city’s Exhibition Grounds, is no longer in use and is boarded up, but the city is still concerned.
The structure is rusted, unstable in places and fails to meet building codes, the city says.
An inspection report done by Ace Engineering in August noted that the outside panelling contains asbestos. The steel structure was in “good to excellent condition” but “not fit for human occupancy.”
The notice was issued on Sept. 9 under the city’s Respecting Dangerous or Unsightly Premises bylaw. The deadline for removal was Friday,
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