Quebec family drops price on sprawling N.B. island with homes, private beaches
FREDERICTON — It sounds like a spectacular buy: A 100-hectare island with two houses and several private beaches on the scenic Bay of Fundy, all for less than the price of a Toronto or Vancouver bungalow.
But the Quebec family that owns Cheney Island has had no luck selling it, and has dropped the price to $850,000, down from $920,000, after a couple years on the market.
Cheney Island is on the New Brunswick-Maine border, just a short distance from Grand Manan Island. While part of New Brunswick, it’s actually closer to the United States than the Canadian mainland.
“Being as big as it is, there are different areas. There’s sandy beaches, there’s rocky beaches and there’s rocky cliffs,” said real estate agent Dan Webster.