The provincial government is getting an ear full from volunteers advocating for funding for Prairie Harm Reduction’s safe consumption service.
It’s the second day of a two-day calling campaign for volunteers with the Student Medical Society of Saskatchewan and Students for Harm Reduction & Informed Policy (SHRIP).
Spokesperson Anthony Kanz, says originally, they were going to write a letter to urge the province to come up with better measures to protect those who are addicted to drugs, including decriminalization.
Then, when for the second year, the safe consumption site didn’t receive any funding in the provincial budget, the decision was made to take action with about 40 volunteers repeatedly calling the Premier’s office and the Ministers of Finance, Health, and Mental Health and Addictions.
Kanz says the volunteers are away, as is the government, that safe consumption services save lives while also saving money and resources, and they don’t adversely affect crime rates in the area.

Some Saskatoon businesses have also been raising funds to help out Prairie Harm Reduction.
The Broadway Theatre raised just over $10,000 selling bags of popcorn with all proceeds going to the safe consumption service.