'It's just not the same neighbourhood anymore': Business owners, residents weigh in on role of safe consumption site

Amid the debate over Safeworks' fate, those living and working near the Sheldon Chumir centre have mixed opinions surrounding the consumption site

Calgary’s only supervised consumption site is back under the spotlight, with Alberta’s Mental Health and Addictions minister recently announcing his intention to close the Safeworks site at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre and shift the province toward a recovery-oriented approach to combating drug addiction.

At city hall, councillors are gearing up to vote later this month on whether they support the province’s proposal to close the safe injection site in favour of opening other addiction treatment facilities, such as detox centres and rehabilitation clinics.