Ontario seeks extension on overdose prevention sites as it decides fate of facilities
Sep 28, 2018 | 2:15 PM
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TORONTO — The Ontario government is asking Ottawa to extend an exemption that would allow overdose prevention sites to continue operating in the province while it decides the fate of the facilities.
The province said this summer it was halting the opening of new overdose prevention sites while it conducted its review, and said it would announce its decision by the end of September.
Ontario’s health minister, Christine Elliott, said in a statement late Friday afternoon that she has received data on the sites and held consultations on the issue, and is in the process of finalizing her recommendations.
She did not say when a decision would be announced or how long of an extension she sought.
