I live in Braeside (low income community? Really? I need to get the hell out) and I wasn't really all that upset with the clinic moving in. Not overly thrilled at the same time but would at least consider seeing how it went before comdeming it from my community. I respect the people that are trying to get help and feel bad that that door has been firmly slammed shut in their face. I really don't think there are many places in Calgary that would welcome such a place with open arms and tend to agree that a resedential community may not be the best place to try to slip into but man, why people fly off the handle with the hostility at that meeting was unreal. The anger was palatable. Seriously, I don't know why people show up to such meeting with their minds made up that they hate the idea. Agreed that the clinic should have had at least one rep there but like others have stated, with they hostility around them I can't blame them for not going, I honestly believe a riot would have broken out if they had.
People need to calm the hell down and listen to BOTH sides of the argument instead of deciding ahead of time they are going to cut loose with anger and hositlity.
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