Rue Berger, l’allée du crack
TVA visits rue Berger, which runs south of Ste‑Catherine from near Foufounes, and investigates what’s known as l’allée du crack. This is where Cactus is located.
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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.
Geralt of Rivia 17:29 on 2024-06-12 Permalink
i live just a block away and the area is getting less safe, needles and crack pipes litter the street, even during operational hours people are still shooting up and smoking crack either on Berger street or the surrounding streets, i’ve taken pictures of people sitting out front of peoples ground floor apartments getting high and then leaving trash and a huge piss puddle for good measure before they move on. i had the swat team outside my place last because the area is littered with dealers in surrounding buildings and condos being rented through airBNB and the runners going in and out all day. i had to call 911 twice this past saturday after witnessing two crack heads break into a local condo building and then had to call again maybe 2 hours later because someone was getting assaulted on the street.
I’ve had a crack head throw food at me and my girlfriend while walking down the street with groceries in our hand. screaming at all hours of the night. the injection site is open from 2:00 PM till 2:00 AM but they are causing trouble at all hours of the day and they want it open 24/7 which is insane to me. the police don’t patrol the area enough. people keep saying “why don’t you move?” and i get angry and say to where? the vacancy rate 1.5% and the rents of what is available are way too high, i can barely scrape by now. my sympathy has been replaced with anger and frustration and i don’t care what happens to these people anymore