A new residential addictions treatment program will open in Hamilton after the province closed the city's only safe drug use site early this year.

The program will be located at 276 Aberdeen Ave. and be run by the Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre (often called Urban Core) to support people "facing substance use challenges," it said in a statement posted to instagram on Wednesday. Residents won't be allowed to smoke or consume alcohol or non-prescription drugs.

Details are scarce about how many beds will be available, when it will open, and how and if nearby residents and elected officials will be consulted and informed.

It's executive director Sandy Ezepue did not respond to requests for comment.

Coun. Maureen Wilson, who represents the ward it will be in, said she originall

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