Planned Condo Development on Juno Beach Site Cancelled After Government Deal

The Juno Beach Centre, where Canada's role in the D-Day invasion is commemorated, is shown in Courseulles sur Mer, France, Apr. 28, 2004. The Canadian Press/Franck Prevel

A proposed condominium development on Juno Beach in France has been cancelled after public outcry and a three-year legal fight.

The Canadian and French governments are helping the town of Courseulles-sur-Mer buy a parcel of land where a developer plannedto build a 70-unit building.