Lethbridge has seen 32 drug-related deaths since the supervised consumption site closed last summer. EMS responses are also up over 2020.
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Lethbridge has seen a record number of drug-related deaths since ARCHES was forced to shut down its supervised consumption site last summer.
Every week, the local cops do a “Wanted Wednesday” post on their social media accounts. Apparently the point is that they’ve lost contact with the individual, and they hope by posting, the public will recognize the person and give them some information that will allow them to locate them and arrest them. Each post includes […]
Lethbridge has seen a record number of drug-related deaths since ARCHES was forced to shut down its supervised consumption site last summer.
Last month, the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society had 17 charges dropped against them by the provincial court. The City of Lethbridge is appealing that decision.
But has it changed anything?
December 2020 saw the most drug-related deaths of any December on record, and tied for the most of any month on record.
A recent criminal case regarding a Lethbridge trans woman found that the local prison puts unnecessary punishment on trans inmates.
But vote splitting by the Liberals and the NDP means it probably won’t matter.
Alberta government data shows that Lethbridge EMS responses in November 2020 were at their highest levels since the SCS closed last summer.