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Calgarians rally in support of Beltline supervised consumption site A client of the central supervised consumption site says the decision to shutter it and replace it with two others in undisclosed locations will negatively impact many lives
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Publishing date: Jun 26, 2021 • 1 day ago • 3 minute read Supporters wear masks at a rally in Central Park in downtown Calgary to show support for the safe consumption site Saturday, June 26, {iptcyear4 Jim Wells/Postmedia JimWells/Postmedia
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About 200 people braved the sweltering heat on Saturday to rally against the provincial government’s decision to close Calgary’s downtown supervised consumption site during an escalating overdose crisis.
Article content About 200 people braved the sweltering heat on Saturday to rally against the provincial government’s decision to close Calgary’s downtown supervised consumption site during an escalating overdose crisis. In Central Memorial Park, located directly in front of the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre that houses the Safeworks drug-use site, speakers took turns sharing intimate, and at times somber stories, about the need for the service to stay. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Calgarians rally in support of Beltline supervised consumption site Back to video Ophelia, a client of the Beltline site, said staff at Safeworks are like “family” and are the reason she is still alive.
Hundreds of Calgarians rallied in support of Alberta's safe consumption sites (SCS) Saturday as a deadly stretch of fatal overdoses continues in the province.
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Article content Ninety Alberta businesses have formed a coalition in support of harm reduction to counter the government’s assertion that businesses oppose supervised drug-use sites in their communities. Each + Every: Businesses for Harm Reduction, a grassroots organization that brings together companies to accelerate drug policy reform, penned an open letter to the UCP government calling on it to “take immediate and meaningful action” to address the escalating drug toxicity crisis. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Alberta businesses call on UCP to address spiking overdose deaths Back to video “Alberta’s provincial government did not create the toxic drug crisis that claimed more Albertan lives in 2020 than COVID-19. Responsibility for the root of the crisis lies primarily at the feet of our federal government for perpetuating a century of racially oppressive drug policy fuelled by moral panic,” reads the open letter, dated Tuesday.
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Article content A record number of Albertans under 25 died from accidental opioid poisoning last year, and the province is on track to surpass that peak, says a report from the child and youth advocate. The report, released by child and youth advocate Del Graff on Wednesday morning, says 95 young people under 25 died last year as a result of accidental opioid poisoning, exceeding the previous peak of 85 deaths in 2017. Twenty-two deaths were reported in the first two months of this year, and if that pace continues the province will surpass the 2020 numbers, the report says. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Posted: Jun 16, 2021 5:34 PM MT | Last Updated: June 16 Del Graff is Alberta's child and youth advocate.(Submitted by Del Graff) Alberta's child and youth advocate is warning that 2021 is shaping up to be the worst on record for deaths of young people from opioid overdoses. Last year, 95 Albertans under the age of 25 died due to opioid poisoning. Alberta recorded 29 deaths in the first three months of 2021. In a new report released Wednesday, Del Graff followed up on his 2018 report about youth and opioid use. Although some progress has been made on five recommendations, Graff found the situation has become much worse.