The man in charge of a downtown Moncton, N.B., homeless hub and resource centre is feeling a sense of relief this week.
Dan Brooks, the executive director of the John Howard Society of Southeastern New Brunswick, made a passionate presentation in front of city council on Monday in hopes of keeping the doors open at the Bridge to Home Resource Hub.
Moncton City councillor Shawn Crossman introduced a motion at a council meeting in September calling for the termination of a lease agreement citing public safety as the main reason why.
During Monday’s meeting, Crossman said residents and business owners have expressed concerns about crime and open drug use on the streets and alleys around the facility on St. George Street.
However, council voted against shutting down the centre and voted instead to extend the lease to the province for another 12 months.
“We do recognize that there are challenges in the …