"I don't even know a quick fix," Ellsworth said Thursday outside the emergency shelter at the Ally Centre. Christine Porter, executive director of the Ally Centre, said the latest emergency is another reminder of the need for better planning that includes vulnerable people. Christine Porter, executive director of the Ally Centre, says she has asked CBRM's mayor and manager of emergency management to include vulnerable people in emergency planning. Christine Porter, executive director of the Ally Centre, says she has asked CBRM's mayor and manager of emergency management to include vulnerable people in emergency planning. The Ally Centre has its hands full already, running the safe injection site, health clinic and emergency shelter, Porter said.