"Mayor Dawn Arnold announced that Kimberly Christie-Gallant has been appointed as a new member of the Codiac Regional Policing Authority. Christie-Gallant is a retired teacher who, in 2022, went to city council with a petition called “Make Moncton Safe Again”. Her petition sparked a series of public meetings where residents vented their frustrations about property crimes, drug use and vagrancy. Those meetings formed the basis for an action plan by the city and RCMP."
IDK. It’s now two years later. Is Moncton safe again?
Good question. I know the vibrancy that once was downtown Moncton is mostly gone. Hopefully with all the new residential construction happening, downtown will once again be a lively area.
I was downtown Saturday at the market and did a walk around Main Street and along the river front and then was back downtown around 7 for dinner. It really wasn’t bad, it was very busy at the market, the river was busy, lots of people walking, biking and even roller blading between the courthouse and Chateau. When I returned in the evening, I saw one homeless person, same one I saw outside the market. It didn’t feel unsafe, just quiet. I think that the Ashford development, icon and the Bernard’s square once all built will make a huge difference downtown.
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