• About
  • Join/Donate
  • Contact
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
The Brief
NB MEDIA CO-OP
Share a story
  • Articles en français
  • New Brunswick
  • Canada
  • World
  • Environment
  • Indigenous
  • Labour
  • Gender
  • Politics
  • Culture
  • Videos
  • NB debrief
  • Articles en français
  • New Brunswick
  • Canada
  • World
  • Environment
  • Indigenous
  • Labour
  • Gender
  • Politics
  • Culture
  • Videos
  • NB debrief
No Result
View All Result
NB MEDIA CO-OP
No Result
View All Result
Home Housing

Too little, too late? New Brunswick pledges $100M to build, renovate public housing [video]

Cabinet ministers acknowledge housing crisis, advocates call for more action

by NB Media Co-op
October 18, 2022
Reading Time: 2min read
A person wearing a pink blazer appears to gesture with her hands in the wood-panelled assembly.

Dorothy Shephard is shown in the Legislative Assembly on March 29, 2022. Screenshot: legnb.ca

The provincial government on Monday announced an investment of $102.2 million to build 380 new public housing units and to renovate 110 vacant units.

Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard said it’s the first time the province has built new government-owned housing in nearly four decades.

Plans call for 40 units each in Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John; 68 units in the northern regions; and 192 units in “areas of greatest need.”

The government said in a statement it plans to invest $2.2 million this year so that the 110 vacant units will be occupied immediately.

The announcement in Saint John was attended by Tobin LeBlanc Haley, host of the NB debrief and an assistant professor of sociology at the University of New Brunswick.

NB Media Co-op reporter Arun Budhathoki interviewed her about the news and what it means.


She applauded the government for acknowledging the housing crisis, but said: “If we are living through a crisis, we need to see a crisis-based response.”

The NB Media Co-op also reached out to ACORN NB, a group that campaigns for tenants’ rights.

“It’s encouraging to see the Government of New Brunswick acknowledge their shortcomings in dealing with the affordable housing crisis for decades,” said Angus Fletcher, a member of ACORN NB.

“Maintenance of public housing units, and the construction of new units, is sorely needed as the waitlist grows and our members continue to experience unhealthy public housing,” he said.

“More commitment to affordable housing will be needed to address this crisis, with the housing waitlist having grown past 8,000. We call for a greater commitment to safe, affordable public housing and for public housing tenants to be protected under the Residential Tenancy Act.”

Arun Budhathoki is a journalist with the NB Media Co-op. This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada, administered by the Canadian Association of Community Television Stations and Users (CACTUS).

Tags: Arun BudhathokiDorothy Shephardhousinghousing crisissocial housingTobin LeBlanc Haley
ShareTweetSend

Related Posts

Small modular nuclear reactors are unsafe: CRED-NB [video] 
Climate change

Small modular nuclear reactors are unsafe: CRED-NB [video] 

January 26, 2023

The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick is questioning the federal environment minister’s rejection of an impact assessment...

Canada’s immigration policy a ‘revolving door’ of exploitation: Migrant Workers Alliance for Change [video]
Immigration

Canada’s immigration policy a ‘revolving door’ of exploitation: Migrant Workers Alliance for Change [video]

January 20, 2023

The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change wants a regularization program on the agenda of a three-day federal cabinet retreat to...

Government report is ‘misleading’ on poverty reduction: Ability NB [video]
Poverty

Government report is ‘misleading’ on poverty reduction: Ability NB [video]

January 13, 2023

In October, New Brunswick's Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation, a Crown corporation tasked with poverty reduction, reported a big decline...

Mock funeral held to mourn death of rental control in New Brunswick [video]
Housing

Mock funeral held to mourn death of rental control in New Brunswick [video]

January 6, 2023

Rent control supporters paraded a coffin draped in a New Brunswick flag in downtown Moncton on Tuesday, part of a...

Load More

Recommended

A Train in the Night that shoulda never been there: Seeking justice for Lac-Mégantic

A Train in the Night that shoulda never been there: Seeking justice for Lac-Mégantic

3 days ago
Hey New Brunswick government, check your carbon tax facts! 

COMMENTARY: With the right support, New Brunswick farmers can play significant role in response to climate crisis

2 days ago
Small modular nuclear reactors are unsafe: CRED-NB [video] 

Small modular nuclear reactors are unsafe: CRED-NB [video] 

5 days ago
Higgs’ French immersion reforms rejected at Fredericton public consultation 

Higgs’ French immersion reforms rejected at Fredericton public consultation 

4 days ago
NB Media Co-op

© 2019 NB Media Co-op. All rights reserved.

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Join/Donate
  • Contact
  • Share a Story
  • Calendar
  • Archives

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • Join/Donate
  • Contact
  • Share a Story
  • COVID-19
  • Videos
  • New Brunswick
  • Canada
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • Environment
  • Indigenous
  • Labour
  • Politics
  • Rural

© 2019 NB Media Co-op. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In