Brian Jean, the Wildrose Opposition Leader, is requesting that the provincial government terminate the Parsons Creek continuing care facility development. This request is not because Jean thinks that the facility is not needed, rather that it should be located in downtown Fort MacMurray at Willow Square instead. Jean said “There’s still a chance to get this right. I find it absolutely outrageous that this was approved after the election when the people of Fort McMurray clearly said they have no interest in (the) Parsons Creek location. This is now made more expensive, (but) it doesn’t mean that it’s going to go ahead. This isn’t about money, this is about the right kind of care, in the right location, for the seniors who built our country.”

The Parsons Creek location for the continuing care facility has been controversial from the start. Brian Jean has said that every senior he has spoken with would like to see the facility in downtown Fort MacMurray, and that it is a mistake to move forward with the current plan and location. Changing things would have a cost because of cancellation fees, but that is better than spending a lot more on what Jean has called the “wrong project in the wrong location.” The Parsons Creek tender was awarded on May 13, 2015, the same day that Jean sent a written request to Premier Rachel Notley. The request was to delay the tender award, with Jean writing that “awarding the tender for Parsons Creek would have flied in the face of years of community consultation.”