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Volunteer outreach workers are worried the City of Fredericton’s stance on tent encampments will make life more difficult for people living on the streets, particularly with the closure of a 33-bed overnight shelter as of Friday.
Overnight shelter in Fredericton to close its doors Friday morning, reducing shelter capacity by 33 beds
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: May 01, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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An overnight homeless shelter on the New Brunswick Exhibition Grounds was set to close as of Friday morning, leaving some outreach volunteers concerned about people being left with no choice but to live on the streets. (Sam Farley/CBC)
Volunteer outreach workers are worried the City of Fredericton’s stance on tent encampments will make life more difficult for people living on the streets, particularly with the closure of a 33-bed overnight shelter as of Friday.
The shelter, located on the grounds of the New Brunswick Exhibition, was slated to close at the end of April once the temporary zoning variance that had allowed it to operate expired.
With that, some people will be left with no option other than to sleep outside,
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