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After two nights of heated meetings, Richmond City Council passed a motion Tuesday night to consider implementing a supervised consumption site.
The motion passed seven to two, with councillors Alexa Loo and Chak Au opposed.
Seventy-four residents lined up to voice their opinions Tuesday evening at Richmond council on the controversial proposal.
More than 120 people signed up to speak to the proposal, 54 of whom took the mic at a council meeting that grew heated Monday night. …
That hearing saw shouting in the hallways, at least one person escorted away by police, and a rebuke to the gallery from Mayor Malcolm Brodie after chants of “no drugs!” broke out among demonstrators.
“The communication has been very very difficult,” Brodie told Global News ahead of Tuesday’s hearing. …