Sheldon Chumir Centre

• People in recovery clean Beltline, raise concerns over soon-to-be-closed Calgary consumption site

  Volunteers taking part in a Beltline cleanup effort worry about what will happen when the supervised consumption site at Sheldon Chumir closes.

  Health

  Jun 19, 2021
  
• Calgary’s supervised consumption site at Sheldon Chumir centre to close, services being relocated

  The Sheldon Chumir site has been the source of contention in recent years, with police and those living in the area reporting an increase in crime linked to the facility. 

  Health

  May 27, 2021
  
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• Calgary group calls on Alberta government to release revised consumption site review

  The president of the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association is calling on the province to release a revised version of the supervised consumption site review to reflect information he says was taken out of context.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2020
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• 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
• 17 Avenue businesses call for help amid uptick in crime

  Heightened police presence is cutting down on crime around Calgary's supervised consumption site, but it may be driving problems to other neighbourhoods.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2019
• 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
• Deadly drug-deal dispute leads to prison sentence for Calgary shooter

  Ausama Mohamed has been sentenced to 7.5-years in jail for the shooting death of Itgel Baatarsuren in January 2017.

  Crime

  May 2, 2018
• Calgary man wanted in double stabbing in southwest garage

  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a man wanted in connection with a stabbing in December that injured two people.

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2018
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• 2 people with similar injuries show up at Calgary urgent care centre, police investigating

  Police were called to the Sheldon Chumir Centre after two people showed up suffering injures they believe are related to the same incident.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2017
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in January shooting death of Itgel Baatarsuren

  Ausama Effat Mohamed will be sentenced in April after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the January death of Itgel Baatarsuren.

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2017