Fredericton's City Motel already serving as overnight shelter, says homeless advocate
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A former motel in Fredericton has started taking in homeless people as an overnight shelter, and is expected to continue doing so going into the winter months.
The John Howard Society has opened the doors of the City Motel on Regent Street to accommodate between 26 and 28 guests for overnight stays, said Joan Kingston, chair of the Community Action Group on Homelessness.
Kingston said clients who turn to the motel are put in rooms shared with one other client, and each room has its own bathroom.
"They also have a, you know, a common space that is also, you know, the way it was when the City Motel was open. But it's a better common space and allows for, you know, kind of more adherence to COVID rules than what we were ever able to do."
CBC News contacted the John Howard Society for further information about the status of the project, but did not receive a response before deadline.
In late 2019, the John Howard Society purchased a large home on Brunswick Street and transformed it into an overnight homeless shelter for that winter.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the operations were moved to Fredericton High School to allow staff, volunteers and clients to practise physical distancing.
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