‘It’s going to save lives’: Emergency shelter opens in Saint John, N.B.
The number of homeless individuals in New Brunswick has grown exponentially over the last year. According to the Human Development Council, in October, 133 people were experiencing homelessness.
As of late, Shepard said there has been an influx of individuals who had never experienced homelessness before who are now in need of aid.N.B. minister ‘taken aback’ by calls for prompt action on provincial homeless shelter plan
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