CBC News
Two weeks after council in Richmond, B.C., voted in favour of asking health authorities to look into the possibility of a supervised drug consumption site at the city’s hospital, the mayor has said the city will no longer be seeking approval for such a facility.
During a council meeting on Monday evening, Mayor Malcolm Brodie said the resolution made by council did not state the city would establish a consumption site, and that only Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has the ability to do this, with approval from Health Canada.
VCH has said it is not considering a standalone supervised consumption site in Richmond.
“The discussion on whether there will be a supervised consumption site in Richmond is closed,” Brodie said.
“There will be no site and no further discussion by council on this matter.” …