On the second day of a two-day judicial review, the City of Saint John told the Court of Kings Bench a controversial industrial park expansion was a result of a democratic process in action and not a predetermined outcome as opposed residents claim.
Justice reserves decision on residents’ request to overturn council’s rezoning decision
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 02, 2026 6:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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From left, Adam Wilkins, Shayne Galbraith and Chris Watson represented residents of Lorneville opposing the expansions in a two-day judicial review in the Court of King’s Bench. (Megan Goddard/CBC)
The City of Saint John says a controversial industrial park expansion was not a result of “predetermined” councillor opinions but of “consultative democracy in progress.”
City representatives and members of the rural west Saint John community of Lorneville appeared before Court of King’s Bench Justice Kathryn Gregory on Wednesday, the second day of the two-day judicial review into the zoning and land designation change.
The Lorneville residents are seeking to quash 2025 decision, which expanded the Spruce Lake Industrial Park near their neighbourhood,
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