A bylaw will be coming back to Campbell River council on April 27 looking to restrict the consumption of drugs in public.
The motion says these changes are being brought forward following Health Canada granting an exception in B.C. to the personal possession of drugs.
“Making a decision in haste without due consideration of the evidence, impacts, and other tools to address the issues of public substance use will not serve the community or its citizens well. It is important to recognize that enforcement activities can drive people to use drugs alone and can elevate risk of death,”“The preference is to emphasize referral to health and social supports, including overdose prevention sites.
“We changed the wording to make it more clear it was simply a nuisance bylaw, it has nothing to do with health care,” Dahl told CHEK News.
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