Jason Mercredi

• Leadership change at Prairie Harm Reduction as Jason Mercredi joins MN-S

  Jason Mercredi is leaving as executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction to join Métis Nation–Saskatchewan as their homelessness manager.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2022
  
• Shaping Saskatchewan: Jason Mercredi

  Jason Mercredi leads the charge at Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon with services that clients need to reintegrate into society.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
  
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• Prairie Harm Reduction raises more than $180,000, will expand hours

  Jason Mercredi, the supervised consumption site's director, said it shows the narrative around addictions is changing in the prairies.

  Canada

  May 3, 2021
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• Supervised consumption site director says gov’t help needed

  The supervised consumption site's director says Prairie Harm Reduction needs government funding to be sustainable, even with a huge outpouring of support from local businesses.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2021
• Extreme naloxone revival prompts drug warning in Saskatoon

  Saskatoon police say a drug reported to be pink crystal meth turned out to be fentanyl.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2021
• Prairie Harm Reduction asking for $1.3M from Saskatchewan government again

  PHR said the number of people who have died from a drug overdose over the last 14 months shows the services it offers are needed in the city and across Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2021
• Saskatchewan’s first supervised consumption site marks 1 week since opening

  It's anticipated Saskatchewan’s first supervised consumption site will reach it's daily client capacity once winter arrives.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2020
• Unanswered distress calls: Overdose response requires political will, community members say

  Drug overdose deaths in Saskatchewan have nearly tripled since 2010, when 78 people died.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2020
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• Methamphetamine use on the rise, city in ‘crisis’: AIDS Saskatoon

  “If you don’t believe in safe consumption sites, you’re basically advocating for people to die,” a front-line worker says.

  Health

  Jul 9, 2020
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• AIDS Saskatoon denied funding for supervised consumption site in provincial budget

  AIDS Saskatoon was denied full funding for a supervised consumption site but is focused on helping the city's vulnerable through the coronavirus pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2020