My day was a little boring until in the middle of the afternoon.
I was sitting on the back of a truck and someone directed me to a certain part of the Downtown core.

There was a new patio being built on top of the Snooty Fox on Regent Street.

You would say there’s nothing wrong with this action because many bars have installed a patio around their building.
As for the Snooty Fox the only location would be on top of the roof.
Now? There’s only one itty bitty problem?
The location is surrounded by a Rooming House.

I quickly went to the Rooming House and once inside, someone recognized me and quickly told me of their concerns of the new bar patio being built right next to their windows. There's close to 50 people located in that building. I took this picture from the window-

I was directed upstairs and noticed the New Brunswick Legislature. Ugh!!!

I took a few good shots.


I quickly left the building and decided that I will take this case to City Hall.
Roomers and Boarders have no rights in New Brunswick but this is ridiculous.
I know for a fact that many bureaucrats and Politicians go at the Snooty Fox for a drink.
I was certain that some bureaucrat just gave the OK to the Bar owner to built a patio right next to the windows of the Roomers.
Well? I was going to organize a little meeting and appear in front of Fredericton Common Council to voice our concerns.
Well? I soon found out that it was going to be that easy.
This evening, I went to the building and quickly learned that many of the Roomers very indeed upset that a patio was being built next to their windows which would keep them up till the early part of the morning.


It’s bad enough when you got no money but to listen to a bunch of drunks all night long is going to be very hard on their minds and health.
I soon found out the guy who owns the Snooty Fox also owns the Rooming House.

So therefore nobody dared to join a little campaign against the Landlord plans.
Even roomers who are outspoken were silent. They would tell me their concerns face to face but not publicly!!!
It reminded me to the Elimination of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission Day in January.

A few were told not to join the protest because their welfare check could be cut off.
So it could be a very bad summer for the poor in the Rooming House on Regent Street.
The sad part is that if a drunk shouts at the roomers and the poor fights back?
They could be evicted by the Fredericton Police Force in one hour.
This just reinforced my stand that the Government must act as soon as possible to give the 20,000 boarders and roomers rights in New Brunswick.

T.J. Burke must continue the fight where Bruce Fitch took off. The Government must act on this very emotional issue!!!!


There’s one good thing about all this mess.
Thank God we don’t live in Texas or Florida.
At least, it’s warm only for a few months during the year. The poor on Regent Street could sleep well during the cold winter months.
Truly Stay tuned!!!