** Please note that All Video Was Taken in Edmonton. .
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Scona Concerned Citizens (SCC) is a rapidly growing group of people who live, work and play in Ritchie / Old Strathcona. We are opposed to the proposed 81 Avenue location of the Boyle Street "Health Hub" as it includes a street drug injection / consumption site in our very midst.
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Many residents and businesses have noticed a recent, marked increase in social disorder in our area. This includes vandalism and theft. It is not uncommon to have large items such as picnic tables, mattresses, or shopping carts discarded in front of businesses. Drug paraphernalia, human excrement and other trash requiring special cleanup is unfortunately all too common. Perhaps worse, we have had an increase in even more dangerous behaviors leading to fires started in alley ways, in dumpsters with many close to residential buildings.
The images below were captured on February 13, 2023 at 7:30 am by an individual on their way to work. This is a pallet fire started on 81st Avenue close to 101st less than a block from the proposed site. The pictures demonstrate that the concerns expressed by our group are based on fact and actual experience. Boyle Street needs to Find A Better Location for their proposed Strathcona Health Hub. If you agree... join our group and sign our petition.
The images below were captured on February 13, 2023 at 7:30 am by an individual on their way to work. This is a pallet fire started on 81st Avenue close to 101st less than a block from the proposed site. The pictures demonstrate that the concerns expressed by our group are based on fact and actual experience. Boyle Street needs to Find A Better Location for their proposed Strathcona Health Hub. If you agree... join our group and sign our petition.
Find a Better Location.
URBAN SOCIAL ISSUES STUDY: (Conducted by the University of Lethbridge) - Jan 13th, 2020
IMPACTS OF THE LETHBRIDGE SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE ON THE LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD (Click here to view report)
Site selection for safe injection sites
The proposed injection site in West Ritchie highlights a jurisdictional vacancy in provincial oversight and effective city planning. Development approvals should consider appropriate land use and follow policies to make Edmonton a safe and attractive place to live and do business. The City of Edmonton and the Province have set no guidelines for safe injection site selection. Additionally, there are no requirements for a risk assessment to determine potential impacts on the community prior to provincial licence approval. This is a void which allows for any independent third party to select a site in any one of 41 pre-existing land use zones. The obvious implication being that these sites could appear in any location, including next to a school, daycare, or a seniors' community. It is imperative that appropriate guidelines be set and followed by the Province and the City of Edmonton. There are currently 6 municipal zones approved for extended medical services such as those proposed by Boyle Street. This site would be a departure from any established conventions for zoning and use in the City of Edmonton and should not be provincially funded or licenced until the zoning and use definitions are reviewed and a risk assessment has been conducted.
More on City of Edmonton zoning Click here
IMPACTS OF THE LETHBRIDGE SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE ON THE LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD (Click here to view report)
Site selection for safe injection sites
The proposed injection site in West Ritchie highlights a jurisdictional vacancy in provincial oversight and effective city planning. Development approvals should consider appropriate land use and follow policies to make Edmonton a safe and attractive place to live and do business. The City of Edmonton and the Province have set no guidelines for safe injection site selection. Additionally, there are no requirements for a risk assessment to determine potential impacts on the community prior to provincial licence approval. This is a void which allows for any independent third party to select a site in any one of 41 pre-existing land use zones. The obvious implication being that these sites could appear in any location, including next to a school, daycare, or a seniors' community. It is imperative that appropriate guidelines be set and followed by the Province and the City of Edmonton. There are currently 6 municipal zones approved for extended medical services such as those proposed by Boyle Street. This site would be a departure from any established conventions for zoning and use in the City of Edmonton and should not be provincially funded or licenced until the zoning and use definitions are reviewed and a risk assessment has been conducted.
More on City of Edmonton zoning Click here
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In The News:
Alberta nurse practitioner raises the alarm on handling of crystal meth use and the addiction crisis- Global News April 13 2023
Opposition Builds!
CTV News Mar 28/23
Edmonton approves permit for 'health hub' that some in Ritchie, Strathcona are fighting
Times Colonist Feb 03/23
Controversial drug-consumption site shuts down in Nanaimo
Rdnewsnow Feb 03/23
Red Deer’s overdose prevention site going mobile; AHS taking over from Turning Point
Global news 6pm Jan 31/2023
Ritchie, Strathcona residents express frustration over public consultation
CTV 6pm news Jan 31/23
-'We want to have a voice': Community weighs in on Ritchie Boyle Street site at town hall
Global News Dec 22/2022
Some Edmonton business owners and residents concerned over proposed health hub with overdose prevention site in Old Strathcona
Letter to the Edmonton Journal Dec 22/22
-Increasing Community Concerns - Bad Neighbors in Old Strathcona
https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/letters/thursdays-letters-health-hub-unwelcome-in-old-strathcona
Opposition Builds!
CTV News Mar 28/23
Edmonton approves permit for 'health hub' that some in Ritchie, Strathcona are fighting
Times Colonist Feb 03/23
Controversial drug-consumption site shuts down in Nanaimo
Rdnewsnow Feb 03/23
Red Deer’s overdose prevention site going mobile; AHS taking over from Turning Point
Global news 6pm Jan 31/2023
Ritchie, Strathcona residents express frustration over public consultation
CTV 6pm news Jan 31/23
-'We want to have a voice': Community weighs in on Ritchie Boyle Street site at town hall
Global News Dec 22/2022
Some Edmonton business owners and residents concerned over proposed health hub with overdose prevention site in Old Strathcona
Letter to the Edmonton Journal Dec 22/22
-Increasing Community Concerns - Bad Neighbors in Old Strathcona
https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/letters/thursdays-letters-health-hub-unwelcome-in-old-strathcona
