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Posted: Apr 23, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 23
A demonstrator holds a sign reading protect humanity as they rally in support of Prairie Harm Reduction on April 7.(Matt Garand/CBC)
Saskatchewan s government chose not to support Saskatoon s supervised consumption site, so community members are stepping up to fill in that gap. 
Prairie Harm Reduction s supervised consumption site, which allows people to use drugs with safe instruments and in the presence of a paramedic in case the supply is contaminated, was left out of the recent provincial budget.
PHR also serves community members living with addiction, housing or mental health challenges. 
I don t think it s too late for them to do the right thing, executive director Jason Mercredi said. We need provincial funding.The province knows they should be funding us.  ....

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