On Friday morning, Probe Research Associates sent an email entitled “Information on Safe Consumption Site Consultations” to selected recipients. It came as a surprise not only to the folks who got it, but also to the NDP government, which had postponed revealing the latest proposed location for the drug-use facility.

When word got around that 366 Henry Avenue at Lizzie Street in the hard-scrabble North Logan neighbourhood west of Main Street was chosen, sources say panic set in — as government bureaucrats had been planning for a Monday announcement.

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Then, the surprises kept coming.

“We would like to hear your thoughts about the site and a safety plan for the surrounding neighbourhood, which is being developed in collaboration with the Winnipeg Police Service and th

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