People wait to enter the Safeworks supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre in Calgary, on Aug. 26, 2021.The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Alberta will shut down two supervised drug consumption sites this summer as the province continues to shift toward a recovery-focused strategy to address addiction.
The Sheldon M. Chumir Centre in Calgary, together with a mobile service in Lethbridge, are set to close on June 30. Funding designated for these services will be redirected to expand addiction treatment, medical detox, recovery support, and 24-hour outreach teams, Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said at a March 20 press conference.
