VANCOUVER—Two Maple Ridge RCMP officers sat in a police cruiser, on the grassy patch of land Thursday morning where Ivan Drury and other advocates had set up an overdose prevention site the day before. Drury, a spokesperson for the anti-poverty group Alliance Against Displacement, said Thursday the organization is giving Fraser Health Authority until Monday to select a site in Maple Ridge for an overdose prevention site. About two dozen advocates and low-income Maple Ridge residents had set up the overdose prevention site on the same property as the city’s only modular housing project. “BC Housing is dedicated to providing safe and secure housing for those in need and provides support services to those living in modular supportive housing,” a spokesperson told Star Vancouver. The spokesperson also said outreach workers from Rain City visit Maple Ridge and provide overdose prevention services, as does the Salvation Army shelter.

Source: thestar June 07, 2019 01:18 UTC