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New Brunswick Roundup: School-Threat Arrests, Homelessness Strategy, Bathurst Transit Set for Jan. 19

Officials signaled steps toward stability across public safety, housing policy, core services.

Lotus Park, by Westrich Pacific, is under construction.
With a message of “all lives matter,” a community vigil was held in Victoria Park Thursday afternoon to remember 29 people who died this year on the streets of Moncton.
Two of three water utility funds in Campbellton will likely see surpluses for 2025 but the well has run dry for the reserve fund in Atholville.
Amanda Canning, a manager at The Hub shelter on St. George Street, looks at the names of 29 people lost to homelessness in Moncton this year, during a vigil Thursday at Victoria Park.

Overview

  • RCMP arrested two youths over online threats that closed Rexton’s Eleanor W. Graham Middle School on Dec. 15–16; both were released and are due in Moncton provincial court on March 4, 2026.
  • A Moncton vigil read the names of 29 people who died while experiencing homelessness this year, as the province announced a strategy to examine system gaps, housing options and access to services.
  • Greater Moncton’s homelessness report cited 829 people who experienced homelessness in 2025 and about 562 who are chronically homeless, with 304 shelter beds sometimes running at roughly 80% capacity.
  • Bathurst confirmed a Jan. 19 launch for a FlexGo shared‑ride transit service after a $487,000 federal contribution to buy three vehicles, including at least one with wheelchair access, with fares still to be announced.
  • Health Minister John Dornan and Horizon CEO Margaret Melanson agreed to meet western mayors early in the new year after concerns about Upper River Valley Hospital’s surgical staffing, with Dornan pledging it will remain a full‑fledged hospital.