The City of Saint John has narrowed down the sites it's considering for homeless encampment "green zones" to five publicly owned locations in the city, Community Support Services Manager Cara Coes told council Monday night.

She said city staff, along with the province's Department of Social Development, "investigated" 11 sites for the green zones — which will be designated areas for homeless encampments — and assessed them on criteria such as access to city services, public transportation and si…