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City’s harm reduction ban brings on lawsuit Drug users and advocacy group seek end to ‘discriminatory’ bylaw
Alex BUTLER Abbotsford News
A lawsuit has been filed against the City of Abbotsford on behalf of drug users and an advocacy group, arguing that the city has overstepped its authority with a 2005 zoning bylaw prohibiting harm reduction measures in the community.
Scott Bernstein, a lawyer with Pivot Legal Society – a not-for-profit organization that purses legal remedies on issues of poverty and social exclusion – is representing three individuals who use drugs, as well as the BC/Yukon Drug War Survivors. A human rights complaint is also being filed against the city.
They argue restricting public health programs such as needle exchanges that prevent the spread of disease is discriminatory, and beyond municipal jurisdiction to legislate. During a press conference on Tuesday at the civic plaza in Abbotsford, Bernstein Continued on A5
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Barry Shantz, with fellow members of the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors, speaks to media about a lawsuit the group has filed against the City of Abbotsford, over a 2005 zoning bylaw they allege discriminates against drug users.
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