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Newfoundland and Labrador uprooting unhoused people in rural areas, workers say

Front-Line housing workers in central Newfoundland report that the province is transporting local homeless people to other towns with more services, including bus tickets to St. John's.
Sherri Chippett, Executive Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network, noted that people used to stay in their home communities.
Chippett stated, 'There's no reason why we should be having someone move out of their communities, away from their supports.'
Housing advocate Kearley argued that investing more in affordable rent 'would go a lot longer and a lot further than what we spend on emergency shelters.

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Newfoundland and Labrador uprooting unhoused people in rural areas, workers say (Canada)

Front-line housing workers in central Newfoundland say the province is transporting local homeless people out of their communities to other towns with more services - sometimes buying them bus tickets all the way to the capital, St. John's. Sherri Chippett in Grand Falls-Windsor says people needing ...

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