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A pedway that would cross the Route 8 highway linking Skyline Acres and College Hill is getting a closer look from City Hall. 

Posted: Jun 01, 2021 6:46 PM AT | Last Updated: June 1 The farmhouse and barns will be preserved along with a 20-acre fruit farm. The rest of the land will be developed into high-density housing. (CBC News)

Role of Fredericton's poet laureate still undecided After a lengthy discussion council defeated a motion 6-5 that would have seen the role changed slightly, allowing the poet to not read at every council meeting and requiring four to six original poems.  Social Sharing

FREDERICTON -- Fredericton’s housing crisis has come one-step closer to a potential solution. A survey on single room occupancy units was well received by the city of Fredericton’s Economic Vitality Committee. Affordable housing advocates in the city are hoping those results can lead to the creation of a bylaw to encourage affordable housing. A bylaw expected to be crafted by Fredericton’s city council could help the city’s homeless population. “Just pass it would be the quick answer,” says Warren Maddox, Executive Director of Fredericton Homeless Shelters Inc. It would cre...

Fredericton closer to allowing single room occupancy rentals The City of Fredericton is exploring options to help ease the city's housing crisis and allowing for single room occupancy developments may be one way to tackle the problem.  Social Sharing Posted: Jan 14, 2021 6:10 PM AT | Last Updated: January 14 80 per cent of people surveyed said they were comfortable with a single room occupancy building in their neighbourhood. (Daniel McHardie/CBC)