Régis Labeaume, Mayor of Quebec City, confirmed that the project of a fire station in Port-au-Prince, financed by World Affairs Canada to the tune of $2.6 million and $176,000 from Quebec City https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12942-haiti-reconstruction-port-au-prince-will-have-its-new-fire-station.html has been canceled.

The cancellation of this important project is due to the non-respect of the commitments of the Haitian Government, in particular: to put a lot at the disposal for the construction of this Fire station with clear titles of property, surveyed and accompanied by the geotechnical studies of the soils.

It should be recalled that this project began in November 2012 following a visit to Port-au-Prince by Mayor Labeaume and face the dismal and dysfunctional state of the existing infrastructures https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7262-haiti-reconstruction-important-delegation-led-by-michaelle-jean.html

Mayor Labeaume did not hide his disappointment, deploring "[...] When I looked at the file, I was discouraged. I wondered if they would ever get away with it. They had everything on a silver platter and they were not able to have title to a land [...]"

Note that it is only at the end of June 2017 that the Moïse Government has issued a decree declaring several land of public utility, one for the construction of this Fire station which the capital absolutely needs https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21457-haiti-flash-declaration-of-public-utility-of-land-in-port-au-prince.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21457-haiti-flash-declaration-of-public-utility-of-land-in-port-au-prince.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12942-haiti-reconstruction-port-au-prince-will-have-its-new-fire-station.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7262-haiti-reconstruction-important-delegation-led-by-michaelle-jean.html

HL/ HaitiLibre