Toronto-Toronto Public Health (TPH) and the Toronto Police Service (TPS) launched the Downtown Community Outreach Response and Engagement (CORE) Team, a one-year pilot program to support vulnerable people, as well as other residents, visitors and businesses in the Yonge and Dundas area. Designed to address the complex health, mental health, substance use and housing needs of vulnerable individuals in this …
Toronto – As Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, I want to address the recent developments in British Columbia regarding their proposed modification to their federal exemption for the simple possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use. The aim, as I understand it, is to equip law enforcement with additional measures to address public drug use. There has been …
Toronto – The City of Toronto will conduct a prescribed burn tomorrow in High Park, as current forecasts predict optimal weather conditions. High Park will be closed to vehicles starting at 7 a.m. and will be reopened once smoke has dissipated, likely by early evening. Public access around the burn sites and some surrounding areas will be temporarily restricted for …
Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) updated its submission to Health Canada for an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize drugs for personal use in Toronto. This is a critical step in Toronto’s response to the drug toxicity crisis. The update of the initial submission is a made-in-Toronto model to decriminalization. More information is available on …
