They’ve told me it’s not Safe Harbour they need, it’s the community. “One did meth in front of me, six others we’ve seen shooting up just steps away from the injection site (overdose prevention site). I’ve sat on a blanket with them behind my business and asked what their drug of choice is, why they’re there, why they aren’t using Safe Harbour,” she says. They will disperse and find proper places to go. “We aren’t heartless, but this community has been created and it’s got to end.
Tracy Chabot, owner of three commercial units (5108 52 Street) adjacent to the shelter, believes the EAC is using the SOLE as a backdoor tactic to bypass council’s prior votes against zoning that would let the shelter stay open.Ĭhabot shares her people have moved 60+ people off their property in the last two months. The amendment was voted down unanimously.
I think there’s a risk to our process and to the community to do that.”
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“If that’s the driver behind this, we have some challenges.”īluntly, McMullen told the EAC, “I get very nervous ending it (in) December. “It seems much of the conversation goes back to the situation around Cannery Row,” said Buruma. Conversation was also had about cutting it to 30 days. Third and final EAC member, Councillor Bruce Buruma, proposed an amendment to change the recommended 90-day extension to 60 days. “Throughout the pandemic, I continue to go back to those folks.” “I know people working at the hospital who hate their job, but they’re doing it because it’s a service and to help others, Wyntjes said, noting some citizens may have a false sense of security. The pair cited recent experiences at events where many weren’t following safety protocols, namely mandatory masking. Part of the message, Johnston stated in solidarity with fellow EAC member and Councillor Dianne Wyntjes, is that the pandemic isn’t over. “We can institute a stoppage in this at any point, but we need to send a message to the community.” “Certainly for the benefit of the public and my own colleagues, the shelter issue (as a whole) is coming back to council’s attention very shortly,” noted Mayor Ken Johnston. The City is currently abiding by the provincial work-from-home mandate. “We want to return staff to the workplace and we want to do that when we’re in the safest position to do so.” The state of local emergency is an additional tool we will continue to rely on,” he told rdnewsNOW Friday. Those include the shelter, City staff redeployment, restrictions at rec facilities, hospital capacity, and a higher rate of COVID transmission than in comparable communities. Ken McMullen, the City’s head of emergency services, stressed the SOLE was put in place and remains so for multiple reasons.
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