Government officials and non-profits say the units will be dedicated to housing young people, aged 16 to 21, who have experienced trauma and are at risk of homelessness. The New Brunswick Housing Corporation says units should be completed in the coming weeks.
Provincial housing corporation says units should be completed in coming weeks
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 19, 2026 2:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The building will have 14 units for people aged 16 to 21. It will also have support services help tenants towards longer-term forms of housing. (Nipun Tiwari/CBC)
Fourteen housing units in Saint John will soon be opening and taking in new tenants with a focus on supporting young people who are at risk of homelessness.
Local, provincial and federal government representatives made the announcement Wednesday morning outside of a three-storey building on Victoria Street in the city’s north end.
“Every one of those homes will be affordable and four of them will be accessible,” said Wayne Long, Saint John’s member of parliament, at the announcement.
“Fourteen homes may sound like just a number,
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