Swan River town council has passed a resolution as they look to respond to concerns in the community over public safety.
Over the past two years, the Hard Reduction program at the Swan Valley Health Centre has issued 519,154 needles to people looking to reverse the adverse health and social effects of drug use.
The presence of needles after their use has led to growing concern throughout the community about public safety.
The resolution asks for the distribution of these needles to be supervised until a proper and responsible clean-up of the needles is in place.
They also plan to continue holding discussions with key stakeholders about what more can be done to address this issue.
It also asks the province to address the community with their plans to address this issue.
Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith recently met with town council in Swan River to hear about their concerns.
