A critical public hearing is approaching on February 15th in Red Deer, where the city council will deliberate on a motion to urge the provincial government to remove the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) from our city.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ.
Here is how you can help: We are eagerly seeking those with personal experiences related to the OPS.
If you, your loved ones, family members, or friends have benefited from the OPS and are now navigating the path to recovery, we want to hear about the positive impact the OPS had.
Your firsthand experiences are incredibly impactful, providing powerful insights that can help our community and council members truly understand the vital role the OPS has played in transforming lives.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ๐๐ต
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต ๐๐
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น (๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ)
Each speaker will have up to five minutes and can be questioned by council members. Remember to stay respectful and constructive โ hate speech will not be tolerated.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐’๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น@๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ.๐ฐ๐ฎ. Your written submissions are just as important and will be considered by the council.
Thank you for your support!