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• ID required at drug use sites as Alberta’s top court dismisses challenge

  The Alberta Court of Appeal heard the emergency request on Friday after a judge denied an application earlier this month that would have immediately suspended the requirement.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2022
  
• Proposed Lethbridge shelter re-zoning causing social media stir

  With an expansion and establishment of a permanent overdose prevention site off the table for now, advocates in Lethbridge aren't giving up on finding solutions for those in need.

  Health

  Aug 9, 2021
  
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• City Hall to hear merits, feasibility of supervised consumption sites in Winnipeg

  Supervised consumption sites (SCS) should be paired with corresponding health and recovery services and sufficient resources, according to a report heading to City Hall.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2021
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• Calgary-based advocacy group submits application for harm-reduction site in Lethbridge

  A group from Calgary is looking to reduce harm in Lethbridge by opening a space to provide clean needles, sex education and more.

  Health

  Feb 5, 2021
• About 50 people expected to have died from opioid use in Lethbridge before 2020 is over: provincial data

  A new online data system called the Alberta substance use surveillance system was launched in the province on Friday.  

  Health

  Dec 18, 2020
• Lethbridge Police Commission reviews data from first full month following closure of SCS

  Data from the first full month after the shutdown of the city's supervised consumption site was presented at a Lethbridge Police Commission meeting on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2020
• Doctors, lawyers gather in Lethbridge to support harm-reduction services

  A group gathered in Lethbridge on Thursday afternoon to show support for the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and harm-reduction services in southern Alberta. 

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
• Lethbridge patrol notes increased overdoses, needle debris since ARCHES closure

  On Aug. 31, ARCHES closed its doors -- no longer providing supervised consumption, needle collection or any of its numerous outreach services in Lethbridge. 

  Health

  Sep 14, 2020
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• Harm-reduction rally held in Lethbridge: ‘Like taking a hospital away from a community and leaving an ambulance’

  International Overdose Awareness Day coincided with the closure of Lethbridge's supervised consumption site (SCS) on Monday, and in response to both a rally was held at city hall. 

  Health

  Aug 31, 2020
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• Lethbridge’s high-traffic supervised consumption site closes its doors

  “At a time when we're seeing record numbers of overdose deaths in Canada, this is a time we need to be expanding and scaling up our supervised consumption and harm reduction services."

  Aug 31, 2020