Overdose prevention site will save addicts, not 'enable' them, says former drug user
A P.E.I. woman who is recovering from a drug addiction hopes neighbours of a new overdose prevention site in Charlottetown will accept it in their community.
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A P.E.I. woman who is recovering from a drug addiction hopes neighbours of a new overdose prevention site in Charlottetown will accept it in their community.
Beds at Charlottetown’s Park Street Emergency Shelter have been open for almost a week, but dozens of people living in a tent encampment in Charlottetown are still not interested in staying there overnight.
After weeks of discussion, Summerside council has given the green light for the Native Council of P.E.I. to run a men's shelter downtown.
A public meeting on a six-bed, 24-hour-a-day shelter in Summerside drew much support from many of those attending in person, but there were some questions around the location and operations.
A proposal for a 24-hour-a-day, low-barrier men’s shelter in Summerside, P.E.I., goes before a public meeting next month.