Coun. Greg Norton wants regular reporting from a community safety team the City of Saint John launched to address crime that’s been affecting businesses in the core.
Proposal would have guards from GardaWorld report to public safety committee
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 24, 2026 9:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Coun. Greg Norton’s notice of motion seeks to have the city’s new community security team report to the public safety committee so councillors can know if spending on the project is paying off. (Nipun Tiwari/CBC)
A Saint John councillor wants regular reports from a community security team launched to help reduce crime that’s affecting businesses in the city core.
Coun. Greg Norton introduced his proposal through a notice of motion at Monday night’s council meeting.
Saint John businesses have been struggling with crime and pushing for more action since 2024. They say crime has grown because of homelessness in the city.
In December, the city announced it was creating the community safety services team. It consists of security guards from the GardaWorld security firm,
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