After Furor From Locals, Quebec Open to Moving Services From Montreal Drug-Use Site

After Furor From Locals, Quebec Open to Moving Services From Montreal Drug-Use Site
Construction is seen on a new supervised inhalation centre in Montreal on Aug. 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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The Quebec government says it wants to meet the demands of Montrealers fed up with a housing project in the city’s southwest that caters to unhoused people living with addiction or mental health issues.

After defending the project for months, Montreal municipal officials are now asking the province to relocate day centre services at Maison Benoît Labre, which is across from an elementary school and includes a supervised drug-use site.