One of the closely watched surveys in the vital signs report is poverty rates.
It shows the over-all poverty rate in Saint John fell from 23.3% to 21.7%.
Randy Hatfield is Executive Director of the Human Development Council and tells CHSJ News, of the over 300 people asked about the topic, the survey is meant to reflect a person’s gut feeling.
Hatfield says his group will dig deeper once the next cencus is complete but it’s no secret Saint John has neighbourhoods that are under seige.
