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Special Oshawa Council meeting 6:30 p.m. at City Hall re proposal for a safe injection site

2/16/2019

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Oshawa Council will be asked to endorse a proposal for a Consumption and Treatment Service (CTS) centre for safe drug injection and overdose prevention in Oshawa.

​The Director of Mental Health & Addictions at Lakeridge Health will be making a presentation, with others from Durham Region Health Department and John Howard Society at a Special Oshawa Council meeting this Thursday evening because the deadline to apply to the Province for funding to open a CTS in Oshawa is fast approaching.


The Province’s objectives for CTS centres and criteria for funding can be read in the Applilcation Guide here: health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/opioids/docs/CTS_application_guide_en.pdf?fbclid=IwAR19GEGoRVYpsOH-35u1xiZrPNpUVh7JbWX37TgJok04It3UBC-4ocFCFEE


​​According to the Province's CTS Application Guide:
"CTS will not be concentrated in one area or neighbourhood, and proximity to child care centres, parks and/or schools
​(including post secondary institutions) will be considered

CTS operators will be required to support ongoing community
engagement and liaison initiatives to address local community and neighbourhood concerns on an ongoing basis " 
Pictured here are the design standards the Province is requesting, which is a copy of page 21 of the Application Guide




The City staff Report DS-18-67 about Safe Injection Sites done last spring can be read here: app.oshawa.ca/agendas/Development_Services/2018/03-26/REPORT_DS-18-67.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1EjWLR5fiahpaFMQtB6LxXPQAM0N1rYc_PSqfZzJ_JL0YXYkR5qpsuZvA

And the Lakeridge/Durham Region Health Services Department and John Howard Society Briefing Note for this Thursday's Special Council Meeting can be found here:
app.oshawa.ca/agendas/city_council/2019/02-21_eve/BRIEFING_NOTE_CNCL-19-24.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2K68tLaLYJG0ZriBvg1JyDnXTjIOcmedJSa5nz9hvqAnyKY3w8mq8YP8U


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