The peer drug-consumption service on Nanaimo’s Nicol Street should be shut down now that a new professionally run inhalation service has opened near city hall, say neighbours.
The peer drug-consumption service on Nanaimo’s Nicol Street should be shut down now that a new professionally run inhalation service has opened near city hall, say neighbours.
It opened last week. By late next year after renovations are completed on its building, it is slated to be a wellness and recovery centre offering a range of services including overdose prevention, treatment options, and primary health care to reduce the risk of toxic drug poisonings and to connect people to lifesaving supports.The other consumption service, staffed by volunteers, opened in March with a one-year lease at 264 Nicol St., southeast of the newer facility.
An alley by the site had to be blocked off on Tuesday after a vat of used cooking oil set up behind a local restaurant was tipped over, bringing in police and other officials, she said.Collen Middleton, of the Nanaimo Area Public Safety Association, said that no one wants to be accountable for what is going on at NANDU. “But at the same time, it is pretty obvious it is not a safe place.”
SOLID does not administer NANDU, but as a registered society it is able to accept funds designated for NANDU and forward them. It too is a peer-based service, with current or former drug users, runs several consumption sites in Victoria and offers a range of services.
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