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The province’s drug task force a committee of bureaucrats, law enforcement professionals and deputy ministers has been working behind the scenes on the dashboard for months as overdose fatalities in Saskatchewan reach unprecedented heights. It is only accessible to those members of the committee and is not available to the general public.
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Saskatchewan rejects funding for drug consumption
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REGINA Documents show that Saskatchewan health officials who were considering a proposal for the province’s first supervised drug consumption site found such spaces save lives and money without risking public safety.
The information is contained in briefing notes prepared for the deputy minister of health on a request from the site’s organizers for $1.4 million a year to help keep it running 24-7. The government decided not to commit any cash.
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Posted: Apr 06, 2021 8:10 AM CT | Last Updated: April 6
Prairie Harm Reduction opened in Saskatoon in the fall of 2020.(Kendall Latimer/CBC)
Documents show that Saskatchewan health officials who were considering a proposal for the province s first supervised drug consumption site found such spaces save lives and money without risking public safety.
The information is contained in briefing notes prepared for the deputy minister of health on a request from the site s organizers for $1.4 million a year to help keep it running 24-7. The government decided not to commit any cash.
The partially redacted documents, released to The Canadian Press under freedom-of-information legislation, cover the period from November 2019 to March 2020 when Saskatoon-based Prairie Harm Reduction was setting up the site.