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A newly released report calls for more collaboration between non-profits and levels of government to address growing homelessness in Moncton. The report lists 26 calls for action to be completed over the next four years.

Report lays out 26 steps to reduce homelessness, public safety

Shane Magee · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 23, 2026 3:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Two men seated behind a table with microphones.John Wishart, left, and Dale Hicks spoke at a news conference about their report calling for action to address homelessness in the Moncton region. (Shane Magee/CBC)

A newly released report calls for more collaboration between non-profits and all levels of government to address growing homelessness in Moncton. 

The report lists 26 calls for action to be completed over the next four years. 

“The time for talk is done — or should be done — and the time for action is here,” John Wishart, one of the report’s two authors, said at a news conference Monday.

More than 500 people were chronically homeless in Moncton last fall when the report was drafted, and more people were becoming homeless than moving into housing.

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