Government of Ontario Plan Will Lead to More Preventable Drug Poisoning Deaths
Years of research and documentation show that supervised consumption sites have a wide range of benefits - not only preventing deaths.
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Christine Nayler
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Solidarity Sleep Out - Saturday, August 31, 2024, 8pm, City Hall
Bring a tent and spend the night sleeping out in solidarity with your neighbours, or bring a chair and sit for a few hours with Ryan's Hope.
Accountability Team
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Circulation List for August 28, 2024
City seeking feedback on Marshall Green report, nominations open for Ontario Senior Achievement Award, and the September Events Calendar...
Engage Barrie
- Aug 22
- 1 min
SCS Closures: A death sentence that will lead to unsafe communities and higher costs
The province's announced closure of Supervised Consumption Sites will cost lives, make our communities less safe, & health care more costly.
Accountability Team
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Circulation List for August 21, 2024
a new Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw, Heritage Awards nominations Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=12071...
Engage Barrie
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Vigil of Hope and Remembrance – August 31, 2024 (International Overdose Awareness Day)
A community meal and candlelight vigil, recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day
Accountability Team
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Committee – Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 2:00pm
the inaugural meeting of this planning committee Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1214132&GUID=DB6004E0-C9D9-4A77-B...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Heartbreaking News: Barrie's SCS / CTS Application Withdrawn
We are devastated to share the heartbreaking news that the applicants for Barrie's Supervised Consumption Site / Consumption Treatment...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 10
- 3 min
Ontario Health Coalition Public Hearing - Tuesday, 1:30pm
Part of province-wide hearings to develop recommendations for the future of our local hospitals. As an EBO Board member and former member...
Christine Nayler
- Jun 3
- 3 min
Community Safety and Well-being Committee concerns
If this committee is to live up to its purpose and mandate then there needs to be representation from... people with lived experience
Brandon Amyot
- Jun 3
- 4 min
Concerns About the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Committee Structure
Only working with those with lived experience, and a diverse range of experiences, can Barrie move forward in a good way for all.
Accountability Team
- Jun 1
- 10 min
City Council - TUESDAY, June 4, 2024, 6:30pm
***NOTE the change of day and time*** new committee appointments, an anti-SCS group has been given a seat on the Community Safety and...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Support. Don't Punish. - Global Day of Action, June 26
A Global Day of action to end the "war on drugs", and build sustainable alternatives that uphold rights and dignity.
Engage Barrie
- May 14
- 1 min
Rally: Fund SCS Now!, May 28
Marching to Queen's Park on May 28 to demand permanent funding for Supervised Consumption Sites across Ontario Friends of ON SCS,...
Engage Barrie
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Sign and Share: Petition Ontario Legislature to Fund Supervised Consumption Sites
Posted on behalf of our partners at the Registered Nurse's Association of Ontario More must be done to end Ontario’s toxic drug crisis. ...
Engage Barrie
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Balancing Act: An All-of-Society Approach to Substance Use and Harms
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kiernan Moore, has recently released his 2023 Annual Report:Â Balancing Act:Â An All of...
Engage Barrie
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Rally to Save Ontario's Supervised Consumption Sites
Thursday, March 28, starting at 9am In partnership with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition's Ontario Working Group, communities across...
Engage Barrie
- Mar 18
- 4 min
Silence from Ontario Ministry of Health as Time Runs Out to Save Supervised Consumption Sites
Reposted from our partners at the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. The Coalition's Ontario Partners are working on a collective day of...
Engage Barrie
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Support Ontario Supervised Consumption Sites – Your Help Needed!
Several months ago, the Province put a hold on all applications or renewals for Supervised Consumption Sites / Consumption Treatment...
Christine Nayler
- Sep 21, 2023
- 6 min
A Deputation Cut Off at Tuesday's Public Meeting on Council's Anti-Homeless Motion
EBO Contributing Member Christine Nayler spoke at Tuesday night's Public Meeting, but her deputation was cut short. The following is the...
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