Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH: In a heated meeting Monday night in the Ritchie neighbourhood, residents said they have concerns over a proposed supervised consumption site. They worry it could bring more crime and disorder to the area, but as Sarah Komadina explains, supports say the Boyle Street Community Services facility will actually help solve those problems.
BSCS has said previously that it was tasked by the provincial government to create a health hub south of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton.A spokesperson for the provincial ministry of addictions said the ministry is exploring the need for a new SCS south of the river and will provide BSCS with up to $2.15 million a year to support its operations if the proposal ends up going forward.