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Kate 21:09 on 2024-05-08 Permalink Reply  

• Robert H 23:55 on 2024-05-09 Permalink

  In the absence of adequate resources, political will and funding necessary to make a real dent in the chronic problems that have plagued this location for so long (with no change), the city seems to be following a policy of containment. This policy is a cynical sacrifice of the well being and goodwill of the residents of Rue Berger and the neighboring streets.

  I realize Cactus provides a public service with supervised safe injection, counseling and aid to people in the grip of mental illness and addiction. Its location is a part of its commitment to being where the need is most intense. But if law enforcement, the courts and civic or provincial officials won’t do their parts, then does Cactus become part of the misery it’s trying to reduce?

  The residents of the street have been left to their own devices, and they are understandably fed up. But would the crowds of walking wounded dwindle if it moved? And where would they go next?

• Joey 12:14 on 2024-05-10 Permalink

  +1 to what Robert H said. Compounding all of this is the addition of Fentanyl into the mix in there last few years. Add on a housing shortage and it’s a perfect storm…

• Ian 16:45 on 2024-05-10 Permalink

  Fent isn’t even the worst anymore, now there’s xylazine (tranq), isotonitazene (ISO), and the nitazene family. Protonitazene is already a problem in Quebec, and 25 times stronger than fentanyl, which is already 50 times stronger than heroin.

• Kate 19:55 on 2024-05-10 Permalink

  This must be getting into the zone of being fatal if you so much as look at it.