Two recent deaths of unhoused people in New Brunswick as temperatures drop have highlighted the urgency of the situation and raised concerns at the provincial legislature.

“I’ve received terrible news that a homeless person has died in Saint John,” PC Leader Glen Savoie told the Legislature on Thursday.

“We’ve had our first snowstorm, it’s getting colder. We’ve had deaths in Miramichi, Fredericton, and now Saint John.”

Housing Minister David Hickey said he’s aware of two deaths of unhoused people in Saint John. Both Hickey and Savoie’s ridings are in the city.

“My community in particular was really impacted by it. I knew both individuals personally, knew the struggle that they faced in our community over the past many years,” said Hickey.

He did not say how the people died but said th

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