Grande Cache economy continues upswing with renewed prison lease

In another boost for once-faltering Grande Cache, the Correctional Service of Canada says it has reached a 25-year lease agreement to run the local prison.
The town of 3,700 was hit hard when its largest employer, Grande Cache Coal, shut down in 2015, eliminating 400 jobs.
There was further concern last year because the lease hadn’t been renewed on the federal Grande Cache Institution, putting the livelihoods of a further 300 workers in jeopardy if no deal was arranged by the time the 25-y