It was an emotional day at Calgary council, as a committee heard directly from people impacted by the city's only supervised consumption site. "I found those comments to be offensive and ignorant to all of the challenging and complex work we're doing," Woolley said. Woolley represents the area where the consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir is located. Evan WoolleyRepresentatives from the city, police, Alberta Health Services and other community partners took part in a panel discussion on public safety concerns during the meeting, which also heard from members of the public. Opioid overdose deaths have been on the rise in Alberta, with the highest rate of deaths happening in Calgary.

Source: CBC News February 14, 2019 01:18 UTC