The public engagement session, hosted by the provincial government, is one of several being held across Alberta this month. Continue reading →

Evan 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. Continue reading →

A 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. Continue reading →

Eleven 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. Continue reading →

In a Calgary police report released this week, the service reported a 276 per cent increase in drug-related calls within a 250-metre buffer zone around the clinic.  Continue reading →

According to the Calgary Police Service, between its opening on Oct. 30, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2018, the consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre saw 54,473 clients.  Continue reading →

Health officials say a makeshift supervised consumption site in Calgary has already had over 2,500 visits from clients since opening in the fall of 2017. Continue reading →

The provincial government announced Friday that Calgary will become the first city in Alberta to operate a supervised consumption site. Continue reading →

Alberta has applied to Health Canada to set up a safe injection site at a health centre in downtown Calgary. Continue reading →