The incumbent mayor of Montreal says he wants to look into setting up a wet shelter to help homeless alcoholics deal with their drinking problems.
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Denis Coderre pledged to study the possibility of a wet shelter for the destitute as he focused on the homeless during campaigning Wednesday for next month’s municipal election.
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The shelter allows alcoholics to consume under supervision with the aim of gradually reducing their dependence on alcohol.
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The concept already exists in Ottawa and Toronto and works well in those communities according to a spokesman for a network of Montreal homeless shelters.
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A wet shelter would focus on harm reduction similar to safe injection sites for drug users now operating in the city.
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Nakuset, the executive-director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, says the Ottawa shelter would be a good model.
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