People Will Die! Ontario Closes 10 Supervised Consumption Sites

Ontario Health minister Silvia Jones made a surprise announcement at the Association of Municiplaties of Ontario's  annual conference in mid-August that no one expected – the closing of 10 supervised drug consumption sites across the province - 5 in Toronto and one in Hamilton, Guelph, Kitchener, Thunder Bay and Ottawa.  

Supervised consumption sites are a big part of harm reduction strategies, offering place where people can use drugs in a safe environment.  While the St. Catharines site is staying open Talia Storm  from Positive Living Niagara’s Streetworks program says staff are reeling from the announcement….simply put, she’s says more people are going to die in the cities losing their sites.