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CTV News
15 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Fire displaces 11 men from Moncton home
Fire crews in Moncton work to put out a fire on the city's east end. (CTV/Derek Haggett) A three-storey home in Moncton was extensively damaged by a fire early Thursday night. Moncton Fire Department acting Platoon Chief Jamie Rooney said they were called to a residence on Lester Street in the city's east end around 6:30 p.m. 'Lots of damage to the outside, rear of the structure and the fire got inside as well,' said Rooney. 'The smoke and water damage was pretty heavy.' Rooney said it was a tricky fire to fight because the structure is an older one. 'It was an older home with numerous ceilings,' said Rooney. 'We were there for a while. A few hours.' There were no injuries, and Rooney said the cause of the fire is under investigation. Shekinah Go director Cal Maskery posted a video of the fire at the Lester Street home shortly after 7 p.m. 'Our main building is on fire. We just got back from a park outreach, we got a call to come back. The whole back end of the building up to the roof is on fire,' said Maskery in the video. Shekinah Go is a faith-based organization that provides recovery from addiction, sober living and aftercare services while continuing support. 'We've got 11 guys that were staying in here,' said Maskery in his post. 'Some of these guys are on bail, some of them are on conditions. So please pray we have a resolve so we can help these guys move forward in a productive way.' Rooney said the Red Cross provided accommodations to the residents of the home. Maskery has agreed to provide more details to CTV News Friday afternoon. More to come…. Moncton fire Moncton fire responded to the fire on the city's east end. (CTV/Derek Haggett) For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Global News
25-04-2025
- Health
- Global News
Moncton non-profit raises money to support those with substance abuse disorder
A non-profit organization in Moncton is raising money to offer modified detox for those with substance use disorder. Many people seeking help often face delays getting into detox through the public health sector, due to rising demand. Hunter Smith-Fairbanks is currently receiving treatment at ShekinahGo, a private Christian-based recovery program, and says he had to wait for a spot to open up at a detox centre operated by Horizon Health, located on Mapleton Road in Moncton. 'I called them and they said, 'We'll call you when a bed's available,' and it was two weeks and a day until they called me and said a bed's available,' he said. ShekinahGo's founding director, Cal Maskery, says time is of the essence when it comes to offering detox treatment. He explained that most subtance use disorder recovery programs require participants abstain from using substances for a period of five to seven days. This means a delay in accessing detox services can delay admittance to recovery programs. Story continues below advertisement 'If someone wants to come in they call when they're high, so we try to get them in the Mapleton Detox. Sometimes the wait is two, three, four, five and even six weeks sometimes,' said Maskery. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Sign up for weekly health newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'You lose a lot of people. You need to help them when they're calling because it's hard to make (that call).' The Mapleton Road detox centre has 18 beds, and there are no current plans to add more, according to Natasha Lemieux, VP Community, for Horizon Health. ShekinahGO is planning to open a 20-bed modified detox centre near their existing facility this summer, which would allow people to get into treatment centres more quickly. 'The modified means we're gonna take in lighter cases. When people call, they're just getting off drugs but it's not severe alcoholism or benzos. Those they need to be medicated to get off. The ones that are not we can bring them into a dry period to get them into a (treatment) program. The serious cases we'll still send to the Mapleton detox,' said Maskery. Maskery explained that some people who don't require being admitted to a medical detox facility will go through their period of abstinence from substance use while staying with a friend or family before being admitted to a treatment program. He said the service they're planning on offering would be best for people without those connections, offering a bed and a volunteer to watch over them. Story continues below advertisement He said the service will be available to men and women who are looking for treatment, regardless of whether they want to pursue their treatment program with ShekinahGO or another organization. While the centre will be private, it will be funded by donations, which means participants won't need to pay to use it. A spokesperson for Horizon Health told Global News the province is currently looking at locations and options to accommodate a 50-bed rehabilitation treatment facility for those struggling with substance use disorders.
