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City politicians in Woodstock have voted against allowing a supervised drug-use site in their Southwestern Ontario city despite pleas from local public health officials over its outsized number of fatal opioid overdoses.
City politicians in Woodstock have voted against allowing a supervised drug-use site in their Southwestern Ontario city despite pleas from local public health officials over its outsized number of fatal opioid overdoses.
An answer has come regarding a Consumption Treatment Site in Woodstock. City Council has voted to not pursue bringing a Site with a Consumption aspect but to look at sites that will focus on treatment and rehabilitation.
Woodstock City Council holds their next meeting tonight, and there is a huge item on the agenda. A motion has been put forward to have councillors vote against a Consumption Treatment Site.
During an interview this morning, Mayor Jerry Acchione talked about a proposal for 19 new townhouse units on Mill Street in Woodstock.