A supervised consumption site in Toronto’s east end is apologizing after they offered chocolate to neighbourhood residents in exchange for used needles.
Some residents of the area were quick to express their disapproval of the flyer. Ginny Roth, a partner at Toronto Public Affairs firm Crestview Strategy, tweeted an image of the flyer on Sunday, which has since been viewed over 590,000 times.
“If you live in Leslieville and you’re concerned about your kids picking up needles that surround the drug consumption site, you don’t have to worry. In fact, if your kids collect enough they can trade them in for chocolate,” Roth wrote.In a statement to CTV News Toronto, Jason Altenberg, SRCHC’s CEO, apologized for any miscommunication the flyer brought.
“In an exuberance to get used needles off the street, one of our staff posted a sign that was never meant for the public,” Altenberg said in a statement. “In no way, shape, or form was that communication meant for children.”
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