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Moncton council on Monday rejected a request to rezone a house in the city’s north end to allow a youth group home to move to the location, after neighbours opposed the plan.
Youth Impact says it will need to find a home in another location
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 16, 2025 7:03 AM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
Youth Impact purchased this home on Acorn Court in Moncton’s north end to use as a four-bedroom group home for youth. (Google Streetview)
Moncton council on Monday rejected a request to rezone a house in the city’s north end to allow a youth group home to move to the location, after neighbours opposed the plan.
Youth Impact Jeunesse Inc. sought to rezone 5 Acorn Ct., a six-bedroom house, to allow a care facility with no more than four residents.
A petition signed by more than 260 people, along with 69 written objections, were filed ahead of Monday’s public hearing on the rezoning on the small cul-de-sac near Evergreen Park School.
Several residents who live on the court spoke at the hearing, expressing concern about traffic, how the facility could change the character of the area, and disregard for the property’s existing zoning.
“The community has spoken overwhelmingly,” said Coun. Dave Steeves, a ward councillor for the area,
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