Moncton, N.B. to house homeless in heated tents until new shelter opens in January
He said there will be 60 beds in each tent.
The tents will be located in the parking lot of the Lions Club, which will become an emergency shelter in January.It’s a stop-gap measure to be able to offer homeless people a warm place to stay before they are able to access the new shelter, which will offer mental health and substance use disorder resources.
The city is working on finding alternative locations for the community groups that use the Lions Centre. “With community groups, we have made some recommendations for some of them and we’ve been going down the list to make sure their needs are met,” said Katherine MacIntyre, the general manager for Moncton Community Services.The city will be keeping one tent open all winter as an overflow for the new shelter.1:34
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