Calgary supervised consumption site

• Pros and cons of supervised consumption sites debated at Calgary open house

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

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2019
• Tomkins Park toilets seeing more drug use: Calgary councillor

  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.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2019
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• Calgary police say increased calls mean ‘positive impact’ near supervised consumption site

  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.

  Crime

  May 29, 2019
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• Calgary cops boost downtown presence as crime spikes near supervised consumption site

  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.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2019
• Calgary committee hears concerns about supervised consumption site

  A number of social agencies and members of the public presented their concerns about the supervised consumption site to Calgary's community services committee.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2019
• Calgary supervised consumption site given 1-year extension by Health Canada

  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. 

  Health

  Jan 31, 2019
• Spike in crime around Calgary supervised consumption site leads to questions about resources

  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. 

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2019
• Thousands of clients already using Calgary’s safe injection site: AHS

  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.

  Health

  Jan 12, 2018
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• Supervised consumption site approved for Calgary’s Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre

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

  Health

  Oct 27, 2017