Saint John’s mayoral candidates outline plans to address homelessness, affordable housing and balancing industrial development with resident concerns about encroachment.
Candidates talk about advocating for services and balancing industrial growth with resident needs.
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: May 08, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Mayor Donna Reardon is seeking a second term, while Ward 2 Coun. Barry Ogden and west-side business owner Blaine Harris are challenging for the seat. (Blaine Harris/Facebook, Nipun Tiwari/CBC)
Housing, homelessness and industrial expansion are top concerns for candidates in Saint John’s three-way mayoral race.
Incumbent Donna Reardon, who has served two terms as a councillor, is campaigning for a second term as mayor. Ward 2 councillor and retired teacher Barry Ogden as well as veteran and barber shop owner Blaine Harris are also running for mayor.
Reardon and Ogden spoke to CBC Radio’s Information Morning Saint John about how they will manage issues that at times dominated the council chamber over the previous year — particularly housing and industrial growth.
When the outgoing mayor and council were elected in 2021,
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