It’s been weeks since Saint John decided to move homeless encampments out of areas where they’re banned under the city’s Housing For All strategy. Some people still aren’t sure where they can move or whether they’ll still have access to key services.
Some encampment residents don’t know where they can live or how they’ll access essential services
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 17, 2025 6:09 AM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago
Some residents of encampments and people helping them relocate still aren’t clear on where tents will now be allowed in Saint John. (Graham Thompson/CBC)
It’s been weeks since Saint John decided to relocate homeless encampments from “red zones,” the areas where tents are banned under the city’s Housing for All strategy.
“For a lot of people we’re talking to, there’s interest in going outside of red zones,” said Melanie Vautour, executive director of Fresh Start Services, a non-profit providing outreach workers to help implement parts of the Housing for All plan.
But some people still aren’t sure where they can move and safely set up tents or whether they’ll still have access to key services, she said.
Fresh Start is working out some of the details of the relocation plan.
The same plan includes “green zones,” which are transitional housing sites and “yellow zones,” sites where encampments are permitted.
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