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Thompson will get a sobering centre.
The provincial government will give the former Polaris Centre at the University College of the North to the northern city for the facility.
The sobering centre will reduce the number of intoxicated people who are hospitalized or held in police holding cells, Justice Minister Friesen said Monday.
The Thompson Sobering Centre will provide a safe and secure environment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for non-violent, publicly intoxicated individuals to stay while the effects of drugs or alcohol wear off.
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Public intoxication continues to be a significant health and public safety issue in Thompson, with more than 2,400 detentions under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act in 2020 and more than 1,100 so far in 2021, said Friesen. The calls to help intoxicated people put a significant burden on Thompson’s RCMP detachment, as well as loca
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