Path 525 on Simpson Street is too close to Ogden Community School, according to the province's new rules
THUNDER BAY — The city's only supervised drug consumption site faces closure as the result of new restrictions being imposed by the Ontario government.
Jones, who made the announcement Tuesday at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual conference in Ottawa, said the government will invest about $380 million in 19 new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs across the province.The plan was developed after a review that was initiated last summer when a mother was killed by a stray bullet following an altercation near a safe consumption site in Toronto.
"We found out about this announcement that's coming down the pipe, and my staff found a dead body in a homeless encampment, most likely due to an overdose response." "Surely to God, that is worth the work and the effort and the minimal funding that they receive, just to keep people alive and help them make the best choices they can possibly make in the circumstances they are in. . . It provides a place to turn to when people are ready to make different decisions."
It said the hubs will add up to 375 supportive housing units in addition to addiction recovery and treatment beds.
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