Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand gave an update on the Emergency Wellness Centre after it had announced that people continuing to use drugs would be turned away.
WATCH: Last month the Saskatoon Tribal Council said it would crack down on drug use at its emergency shelter in the Fairhaven neighbourhood.in Saskatoon announced back in September that it would be turning away people who continue to use drugs as of Oct. 1, and Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand gave an update on the situation.
“It tells us there’s some things that are really happening out there that people choose not to get help for.”, with $40.2 million being allocated for things like supportive housing spaces and emergency shelter spaces, and $49.4 million allocated over five years for more addictions treatment spaces and an improved intake system.Story continues below advertisement
Arcand said an announcement like this could have been quicker, but he called the investment a starting point, noting that more investments are needed in complex needs.
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