Father Paul Abbass, diocesan spokesperson and vicar general, said the Diocese of Antigonish had to access $2 million in bridge financing last November to help make the second payment towards a class action suit settlement for victims of sexual abuse. (Casket file photo)
The Diocese of Antigonish had to tap into $2 million of bridge financing to make its second payment towards a class action suit settlement for victims of sexual abuse. The $4.2 million instalment had to be made by Nov. 1, 2011. Prior to making that payment last fall, the diocese’s Financial and Legal Advisory Committee (FLAC) confirmed that monies would have to be acquired in that manner to meet the [...]
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