Needle Cleanup Program Before Council

Discarded needles in the downtown were identified as a problem by the Activate Safety Taskforce and now something may be done about it.

City council is being asked to endorse a pilot project called ‘Folks on Spokes’ that would allow for a daily cleanup of needle hot spots in the community by a team of peers working through the Community Safety Office.

A Monday-to-Friday hotline to report discarded needles would be set up for call-out requests.

There would also be a weekly ‘deep clean’ in downtown alleys and at Polson Park.