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Glad The Safe Injection Site Idea Has Been Shelved In Richmond, BC. Way To Go To The Ppl Who Packed Richmond City Hall To Object And The 17,000 Who Signed A Petition Against It On Change Org. Drugs Kill. Poverty Pimps Go Away. NO DRUGS!!!!
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GregCarr
Feb 16, 2024, 7:55:49 PMFeb 16
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In the wake of a highly contentious council vote in Richmond, B.C., to explore the possibility of a safe drug consumption site, health officials are clarifying they have no plans to build an isolated facility in the community.
Following two nights of heated hearings, councillors voted 7-2 Tuesday evening in favour of considering a supervised drug consumption site at the city’s hospital.
Click to play video: 'Demonstrations continue at Richmond City Hall over proposed safe consumption site'
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Demonstrations continue at Richmond City Hall over proposed safe consumption site
Monday’s hearings grew heated, with shouting in the hallways, at least one person escorted away by police and Mayor Malcolm Brodie demanding calm when demonstrators chanted “No drugs!” in the council chambers.
The decision on whether to establish a site in the city falls to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).
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In a letter to the mayor and council, VCH’s Richmond medical health officer expressed support for overdose prevention services — both injection and inhalation — in the city, along with an “analysis in order to identify a range of solutions that may be appropriate to our local context.”
But in a followup statement to Global News, VCH said it had no plans to build a stand-alone facility.
Click to play video: 'Reaction to Richmond safe injection site plan'
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Reaction to Richmond safe injection site plan
“Based on the latest Public Health data, a stand-alone supervised consumption site is not the most appropriate service for those at risk of overdose in Richmond. Stand-alone sites work best in communities where there is a significant concentration of people at-risk, since people will not travel far for these services,” the health authority said.
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“VCH will continue working with the City of Richmond to assess how we can strengthen overdose prevention services and keep people in the local community safe so they can access treatment – but we will not be moving forward with a stand-alone supervised consumption site.”
The health authority confirmed that a consumption site at the Richmond hospital would qualify as a “stand-alone” facility.
According to VCH, Richmond is home to more than 1,000 people with opioid use disorder, and about 600 people with a stimulant use disorder.
The Richmond Local Health Area has a lower rate of drug fatalities compared with other B.C. regions, with the number slowly decreasing, it added.
VCH said it plans to keep working with the city to expand access to addiction treatment options in the community.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10295530/richmond-drug-site-vch/
"Like what the party leader said about the proposed drug using facility in Richmond, BC I lived there 3 times in my life most recently 2 months at 7228 Westminster Hwy 2 buildings from where the drug addict gathering place is proposed. There is already facilities for the addicts to get high Quibble Creek in Surrey, BC and on E. Georgia in the Skid Row section of Vancouver unfortunately. The building I lived in for 2 months had dealers there and crime ppl. Glad 17,000 ppl signed the change org petition against it and the city council meeting was packed. "Go back to Hong Kong": Anger breaks out over Richmond consumption site | News (dailyhive.com) glad the White racist lady who was in favour her rant was caught on video." Part of a email I sent my local Tory Mp Brad Vis on Feb. 14.
Twice at 7228 Westminster Hwy I removed stickers placed on the same spot on a pole on that property for the Utopia Mushroom company. They sell illegal drugs. One front desk clerk the smallest one talked about dealing drugs said he was Surrey H.A. told ppl they did not call RCMP other times he told ppl they did.
Following two nights of heated hearings, councillors voted 7-2 Tuesday evening in favour of considering a supervised drug consumption site at the city’s hospital.
Click to play video: 'Demonstrations continue at Richmond City Hall over proposed safe consumption site'
3:29
Demonstrations continue at Richmond City Hall over proposed safe consumption site
Monday’s hearings grew heated, with shouting in the hallways, at least one person escorted away by police and Mayor Malcolm Brodie demanding calm when demonstrators chanted “No drugs!” in the council chambers.
The decision on whether to establish a site in the city falls to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).
Get the latest Health IQ news. Sent to your email, every week.
In a letter to the mayor and council, VCH’s Richmond medical health officer expressed support for overdose prevention services — both injection and inhalation — in the city, along with an “analysis in order to identify a range of solutions that may be appropriate to our local context.”
But in a followup statement to Global News, VCH said it had no plans to build a stand-alone facility.
Click to play video: 'Reaction to Richmond safe injection site plan'
5:01
Reaction to Richmond safe injection site plan
“Based on the latest Public Health data, a stand-alone supervised consumption site is not the most appropriate service for those at risk of overdose in Richmond. Stand-alone sites work best in communities where there is a significant concentration of people at-risk, since people will not travel far for these services,” the health authority said.
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“VCH will continue working with the City of Richmond to assess how we can strengthen overdose prevention services and keep people in the local community safe so they can access treatment – but we will not be moving forward with a stand-alone supervised consumption site.”
The health authority confirmed that a consumption site at the Richmond hospital would qualify as a “stand-alone” facility.
According to VCH, Richmond is home to more than 1,000 people with opioid use disorder, and about 600 people with a stimulant use disorder.
The Richmond Local Health Area has a lower rate of drug fatalities compared with other B.C. regions, with the number slowly decreasing, it added.
VCH said it plans to keep working with the city to expand access to addiction treatment options in the community.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10295530/richmond-drug-site-vch/
"Like what the party leader said about the proposed drug using facility in Richmond, BC I lived there 3 times in my life most recently 2 months at 7228 Westminster Hwy 2 buildings from where the drug addict gathering place is proposed. There is already facilities for the addicts to get high Quibble Creek in Surrey, BC and on E. Georgia in the Skid Row section of Vancouver unfortunately. The building I lived in for 2 months had dealers there and crime ppl. Glad 17,000 ppl signed the change org petition against it and the city council meeting was packed. "Go back to Hong Kong": Anger breaks out over Richmond consumption site | News (dailyhive.com) glad the White racist lady who was in favour her rant was caught on video." Part of a email I sent my local Tory Mp Brad Vis on Feb. 14.
Twice at 7228 Westminster Hwy I removed stickers placed on the same spot on a pole on that property for the Utopia Mushroom company. They sell illegal drugs. One front desk clerk the smallest one talked about dealing drugs said he was Surrey H.A. told ppl they did not call RCMP other times he told ppl they did.
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