Zoë Dodd, an expert on harm reduction and shelter policies in Canada, says she was "a bit surprised" by a seeming lack of urgency in the recommendations from the jury at this month's coroner's inquest in Whitehorse but also not surprised.
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The non-profit organization that operates the Whitehorse emergency shelter says it will do a "careful and considered review" of the recommendations issued by the jury at this month's coroner's inquest.
The coroner's inquest into four deaths at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter has ended. Yesterday the jury found that Cassandra Warville, Myranda Tizya-Charlie, Josephine Elizabeth Hager and Darla Skookum died at the shelter of accidental causes. It also issued recommendations for Connective, the non-profit that runs the shelter. As well as for the Yukon government. Virginie Ann has the details.
The non-profit organization that took over operations at the Whitehorse emergency shelter in 2022 discontinued some procedures at the facility, including an overdose response procedure, a coroner's inquest heard this week.