Ottawa's remaining supervised drug consumption sites are set to close this week as provincial funding ends June 13th.

This closure is leaving agencies and drug users bracing for what comes next.

Director of consumption and treatment services at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Dean Dewar, tells Ottawa at Work what the Health Centre's next steps are and their change in structure.

Ottawa's remaining supervised drug consumption sites are set to close this week as provincial funding ends June 13th.
This closure is leaving agencies and drug users bracing for what comes next.
Director of consumption and treatment services at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Dean Dewar, tells Ottawa at Work what the Health Centre's next steps are and their change in structure.

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What is next? Health agencies and drug users bracing for the closure of supervised consumption sites

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Because the weather's so nice, we replay the weather guy, Doug Gillham's forecast twice. Plus, we hear of more incidents of coyotes interacting with the public. Later, CTV Ottawa's weather anchor Jackie Perez discuses the swampy weather. Also, CFRA's City Hall reporter Andy Pinsent drops by with the latest from transit committee.&nbsp;

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Our Question of the Day: Should there be a maximum indoor temperature for rental housing? We take your calls, texts, talbacks, emails, on this hot topic. Plus, how do you get gigantic pumpkins? How do you rid your lawn of Creeping Charlie? Also, how do you pronounce 'Euonymus'? All of these questions -- and more ---  are answered on another episode of 'In The Garden with Carson Arthur, our gardening and lifestyle expert. 

Our Question of the Day: Should there be a maximum indoor temperature for rental housing? We take your calls, texts, talbacks, emails, on this hot topic. Plus, how do you get gigantic pumpkins? How do you rid your lawn of Creeping Charlie? Also, how do you pronounce 'Euonymus'? All of these questions -- and more --- &nbsp;are answered on another episode of 'In The Garden with Carson Arthur, our gardening and lifestyle expert.&nbsp;

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With the mercury set to rise, a local MPP is hoping to push the provincial government to create a maximum indoor temperature for rental housing. Ottawa Centre MPP Catherine McKenney says the extreme heat is being more and more recognized as a public health issue, especially for vulnerable populations. Later, would you give OC Transpo a try if it were free? We put that question to our Reality Check Panel.&nbsp;

What is next? Health agencies and drug users bracing for the closure of supervised consumption sites

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