Red Deer city council approves supervised consumption in Railyards
Red Deer city council has voted 5-3 in favour of allowing Turning Point to open supervised consumption services at a building in the Railyards area.
Mayor Tara Veer, as well as councillors Vesna Higham and Tanya Handley voted against the changes to the Land Use Bylaw.
Turning Point Executive Director Stacey Carmichael said her organization is extremely pleased with the final decision.
“We know this did not come lightly and we know we have a lot of work ahead of us,” she said. “We want to move as quickly as possible. I’d like to see it in the next few months, but I am an optimist.”