Prairie Harm Reduction

• Saskatoon organizations concerned about demand after Prairie Harm Reduction closure

  Social service organizations in Saskatoon say they are concerned about the uptick in demand following the closure of the city's only supervised consumption site.

  Canada

  Apr 10
  
• Prairie Harm Reduction to cease all operations, citing funding challenge

  Prairie Harm Reduction will cease all operations, including at its support services and supervised consumption site on Thursday evening due to its strained financial situation.

  Health

  Apr 9
  
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• Saskatchewan government says it’s cutting ties with Prairie Harm Reduction

  Saskatchewan's mental health and addictions minister says she's considering legislation to limit where supervised consumption sites may operate.

  Health

  Mar 31
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• Prairie Harm Reduction’s operations suspended amid financial woes

  The organization previously said it did not believe there was evidence of fraud, theft of personal misuse of funds after discovering a 'significant' financial shortfall.

  Health

  Mar 30
• Prairie Harm Reduction fires executive director, citing ‘significant’ deficit

  Prairie Harm Reduction said its investigation into the shortfall has just begun, but added it does not believe there is evidence of fraud, theft or personal misuse of funds.

  Canada

  Mar 24
• Saskatoon sees 84 suspected overdoses since Aug. 17

  The City of Saskatoon has been dealing with numerous drug overdoses this year. Another recent spike in the area — 84 cases since Aug. 17 — has organizations sounding the alarm.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2025
• Saskatoon’s overdose numbers are once again hitting record levels

  After a brief reprieve, overdose numbers are hitting record levels again in Saskatoon. In the span of three days, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to 30 overdose calls.

  Health

  May 13, 2025
• Prairie Harm Reduction calls government response to overdose crisis ‘inadequate’

  Despite the province saying support is on the way for Prairie Harm Reduction, Saskatoon's safe drug consumption site says they are yet to receive any help.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2025
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• Saskatoon safe consumption site temporarily closed as staff battle ‘trauma’

  Prairie Harm Reduction said the trauma from responding to overdoses every day is becoming too much and staff need time to recover.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2025
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• Saskatoon safe consumption site worries about new provincial drug measures

  The organization, Prairie Harm Reduction, worries the measures would further marginalize those who use drugs and push people into unsafe conditions.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2025