The three-person team does the volunteer work out of love for the city and a concern for the safety of their fellow residents

PARN each year distributes more than 400,000 needles to residents in Peterborough.

More than 4,600 syringes have been picked up off Saskatoon streets so far in 2018.

A Saskatoon police officer was poked by a used needle while searching a stolen vehicle, highlighting the dangers first responders face.

"The goal is to have this as part of the budget for 2018."