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Saint John unhoused population prepares for cold weather ahead

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With temperatures dropping and hundreds still unhoused, the homeless community in Saint John is gearing up for another tough winter. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla has more. – Nov 14, 2024

The unhoused population in Saint John has topped 300 this year, and the community is bracing for the cold weather ahead.

As local shelters face limited resources, a men’s shelter is looking to expand its day facility into a seasonal out-of-the-cold shelter next month.

“We’re basically at capacity year round,” explained Ben Appleby with Outflow Ministry.

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“There are times we’ll have two or three beds empty, but very rarely. It’s usually a wait list.”

Mayor Donna Reardon says she anticipates a provincial announcement this month for funding for such a project.

“We’re not resourced for that, never anticipated we would be doing this or looking after homelessness because it has never been an issue that’s on the municipality’s  plate,” she said.

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“But it is now because we’re in the trenches with it and we need to do something.”

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