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Originally Posted by Superflyer
This just makes me so mad. A clinic that is there to help people get over addictions is run out of town because of narrow minded people. The not in my backyard mentality ruins so much, now the 500 people that were getting help to get a better life because of this clinic are SOL. Sure some of them will be able to still get help and will beat their addiction and return to a normal happy life, but a lot of them will turn back to the addiction that was ruining them because the help that is needed to beat this is not available.
What these people do not realize is that the patients are people that have realized they had a problem and were trying hard to get better, not the crackheads that you see wandering the streets begging for money to get their next hit. So instead of looking into what this clinic really does they see the word Meth and assume that addicts are going to be coming from all over to get their free hit of drugs.
This is kinda like saying we do not want any AA meetings in our neighborhood because people are going to be driving drunk to get to them.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Ca...038/story.html |
Bottom line is, the clinic moved in without any consultation and did not get buy in from the stakeholders(people who live there). The locals have a right to be consulted on such a significant matter. It should be considered like a re-zoning.
Secondly, I applaud the Braeside residents for putting up a fight and getting their way, it shows that Calgarians stand up for their rights. I've seen a lot of posts from Vancouverites about how bad this kind of site affects neighborhoods in Vancouver, they sound envious!