A property at 75 Petrie St. in Miramichi was recently closed following an investigation that found it was being used for illegal drug activity. The home is near a school and daycare.

Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety, with assistance from the Miramichi Police Force, executed a community safety order under the authority of the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act. The order requires all persons to vacate the property for 90 days, starting on Sept. 19.

Community safety orders are issued by a judge following the submission of evidence that a property has been habitually used for a specified use adversely affecting a community or neighbourhood.

The home was first subject to an order in 2020. Due to the continued habitual illegal drug activity, the department applied for and received a second order on the property.

Residents can make a confidential complaint about problem properties by contacting the Department of Justice and Public Safety at 1-877-826-2122, or by email at SCAN@gnb.ca.