Path 525 in Thunder Bay, Ont., is among 10 safe consumption sites that will have to close by March after the Ontario government banned such facilities within 200 metres of schools and child-care centres. Juanita Lawson, CEO of Norwest Community Health Centres, which operates the site, says she’s worried the closure will lead to more pressure on emergency health services and more overdose deaths.
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