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A proposed nuisance bylaw, designed to deal with loitering and solicitation in Saint John, cleared first and second reading at city council Monday, although concerns were expressed about the impact on people who are homeless.
Councillor worries homeless residents would be unfairly targeted and given fines they can’t afford
Mark Leger · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 27, 2026 7:33 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Saint John Coun. Joanna Killen doesn’t want the new bylaw to ‘criminalize the homeless.” (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Saint John is trying to curb what it calls “nuisance behaviours” with new and revised bylaws, and while they would apply to all city residents and visitors, city councillors are most concerned with the impact on homeless people.
A proposed nuisance bylaw, which ultimately passed first and second readings unanimously Monday night, was designed to deal with things like loitering, soliciting, vandalism, littering, and urination and defecation in public places.
A section on solicitation in the existing Use of Sidewalks Bylaw would be removed and covered instead in the nuisance bylaw.
The minimum fine under the new bylaw would be set at $140 and the maximum at $2,100.
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