Calgary Supervised Consumption Site
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Fate of Calgary’s supervised consumption site now up to provincial governmentCalgary city council has defeated a motion asking the provincial government to shut down the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir Centre.CrimeOct 31, 2024
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Calgary councillor wants province to shut down Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption siteA Calgary city councillor is pushing to have the province shut down the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre.HealthOct 2, 2024
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Beltline residents raise ‘disorder’ concerns over Calgary supervised consumption siteThe Calgary supervised consumption site at Sheldon Chumir Health Centre opened in October 2017 and had 277,021 visits as of June 30.CanadaOct 3, 2023
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Addictions experts critical of undercover police operation near Calgary supervised consumption siteCourt documents show Michael Hassard was unsure of the man in plain clothes when he asked to purchase drugs, but a woman Hassard knew vouched for the buyer and his friend.CrimeAug 22, 2021
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Calgary’s supervised consumption site at Sheldon Chumir centre to close, services being relocatedThe Sheldon Chumir site has been the source of contention in recent years, with police and those living in the area reporting an increase in crime linked to the facility.HealthMay 27, 2021
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Pros and cons of supervised consumption sites debated at Calgary open houseThe public engagement session, hosted by the provincial government, is one of several being held across Alberta this month.CanadaSep 12, 2019
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Tomkins Park toilets seeing more drug use: Calgary councillorEvan Woolley said the park's public toilers could see more drug use if the city continues to 'take a step back' from its existing addictions strategy.CanadaJun 17, 2019
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Calgary police say increased calls mean ‘positive impact’ near supervised consumption siteA news report from the Calgary Police Service shows an increase in calls to police near the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre.CrimeMay 29, 2019
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Calgary cops boost downtown presence as crime spikes near supervised consumption siteEleven Calgary officers have been redeployed to the downtown core in response to a spike in crime since the opening of the city’s supervised consumption site.CrimeFeb 20, 2019
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Calgary committee hears concerns about supervised consumption siteA number of social agencies and members of the public presented their concerns about the supervised consumption site to Calgary's community services committee.HealthFeb 13, 2019
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