Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Chuck Chiang
Publication Date: July 26, 2025 - 18:11
B.C. councillor’s motion proposes asking province for safe injection site closure
July 26, 2025
A city councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., is expected to push the city to reach out to a B.C. health authority in a bid to close the overdose prevention site next to city hall.
The agenda for Monday’s council meeting says Councillor Ian Thorpe will bring forward a motion, asking council to “formally request” that Island Health close the supervised drug consumption site on Albert Street.
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