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Questions linger about location We in the area surrounding the the old food bank at 33 Belmont St., Charlottetown, were completely blindsided at the ...

Shawn Martin, harm reduction co-ordinator with the P.E.I. Chief Public Health Office in the Department of Health and Wellness, stands in front of the new overdose prevention site at 33 Belmont St. in Charlottetown on Jan. 11. - Guardian fileWe in the area surrounding the the old food bank at 33 Belmont St., Charlottetown, were completely blindsided at the announcement by Health P.E.I.

At the meeting we were all told it’s a done deal, nothing is going to stop it, well we are a determined lot and will not go down easily.Well it’s not over till it’s over, as the old saying goes, this is where we want to hang our hats. At the meeting we were all told it’s a done deal, nothing is going to stop it, well we are a determined lot and will not go down easily.

The Birchwood school students use Esther street and the trail to go to lunch every day. We have seniors, tourists, joggers, walkers, bikers and many others using this section of trail., Shawn Martin states that the addict will get his injection much like one gets the flu shot, you get the shot, you sit for 15 minutes, then off you go about your day.

We were told at the Health Department meeting that PEERS Alliance would be running the site. Do they have experience managing an injection site? If not, where are they going to get the training? Will there be a nurse or a doctor on site who is going to evaluate their performance?

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