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Supervised Consumption Site Opens at 366 Henry as Neighbours Demand Transparency

Officials say the site will reduce overdose risk by offering supervised use and links to health services.

Norman Alegria said he hopes the Aboriginal Health Wellness Centre will talk to them.
The federal government is expanding its drug and substance use strategy to try to save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada's overdose crisis. An injection kit is seen inside the newly opened Fraser Health supervised consumption site is pictured in Surrey, B.C. Tuesday, June 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The supervised consumption site is in this industrial building, west of Main Street and south of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway yard.
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Overview

  • The supervised consumption site has opened at 366 Henry and is run by the Aboriginal Health & Wellness Centre.
  • The operator declined an on-the-record interview before opening but told reporters it would provide more operational details later.
  • Local residents in North Logan have publicly demanded clear information about client procedures and neighbourhood safeguards because they fear problems seen near Main Street could spread.
  • Provincial and operator briefings describe the site as staffed by nurses and counsellors with physician oversight, a capacity for about 12 clients at a time, dedicated spaces for injections in an RV and for inhalation under a canopy, and 24/7 security.
  • Officials say the site aims to reduce open drug use and connect people to services, but reporting so far leaves questions about specific local mitigation measures and the plan for evaluating neighbourhood impacts.