Waterloo Region Drug Action Team
@wrdrugactionteam.bsky.social
Community-led effort to action solutions to Waterloo Region's drug poisoning tragedy. It's a crisis, not a spectator sport! Unfunded. Volunteer. Non-partisan. Honest. Find us on Insta at: @wrdrugactionteam
Lots of talk in Ontario - and a genuine absence of provincial interest in activating evidence-based solutions like... housing.
11/2024: "We are going to make sure we find proper shelter for these people."
- Premier Doug Ford
06/2025: Bill 6, jail and fines for folks in encampments
This morning:
11/2024: "We are going to make sure we find proper shelter for these people."
- Premier Doug Ford
06/2025: Bill 6, jail and fines for folks in encampments
This morning:
October 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Lots of talk in Ontario - and a genuine absence of provincial interest in activating evidence-based solutions like... housing.
11/2024: "We are going to make sure we find proper shelter for these people."
- Premier Doug Ford
06/2025: Bill 6, jail and fines for folks in encampments
This morning:
11/2024: "We are going to make sure we find proper shelter for these people."
- Premier Doug Ford
06/2025: Bill 6, jail and fines for folks in encampments
This morning:
UPDATE: The Government of Ontario has now formally voted AGAINST creating a plan to eliminate homelessness within 10 years. Data from across Ontario continues to reflect the absence of provincial success. Gratitude to @aislinnclancy.bsky.social for your efforts to #ProtectOntario
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
UPDATE: The Government of Ontario has now formally voted AGAINST creating a plan to eliminate homelessness within 10 years. Data from across Ontario continues to reflect the absence of provincial success. Gratitude to @aislinnclancy.bsky.social for your efforts to #ProtectOntario
Last night the Housing Ends Homelessness Act (Bill 28) was debated at Queens Park. The Bill sought a provincial strategy to coordinate and activate solutions to end homelessness within 10yrs. PC MPPs spoke against the Bill and is expected to die today in a formal vote.
cc: @ericwickham.ca
cc: @ericwickham.ca
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Last night the Housing Ends Homelessness Act (Bill 28) was debated at Queens Park. The Bill sought a provincial strategy to coordinate and activate solutions to end homelessness within 10yrs. PC MPPs spoke against the Bill and is expected to die today in a formal vote.
cc: @ericwickham.ca
cc: @ericwickham.ca
#BREAKING
The P.C.-led Government of Ontario has just voted AGAINST ending homelessness within 10 years via the Housing Ends Homeless Act, legislation supported by Greens, Liberal, and NDP MPPs.
Bill 28: www.ola.org/en/legislati...
The P.C.-led Government of Ontario has just voted AGAINST ending homelessness within 10 years via the Housing Ends Homeless Act, legislation supported by Greens, Liberal, and NDP MPPs.
Bill 28: www.ola.org/en/legislati...
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#BREAKING
The P.C.-led Government of Ontario has just voted AGAINST ending homelessness within 10 years via the Housing Ends Homeless Act, legislation supported by Greens, Liberal, and NDP MPPs.
Bill 28: www.ola.org/en/legislati...
The P.C.-led Government of Ontario has just voted AGAINST ending homelessness within 10 years via the Housing Ends Homeless Act, legislation supported by Greens, Liberal, and NDP MPPs.
Bill 28: www.ola.org/en/legislati...
Cambridge, Ontario:
"A place for people to prosper - alive with opportunity."
www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/c...
"A place for people to prosper - alive with opportunity."
www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/c...
September 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Cambridge, Ontario:
"A place for people to prosper - alive with opportunity."
www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/c...
"A place for people to prosper - alive with opportunity."
www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/c...
"We are going to make sure we find proper shelter for these people." - Premier Doug Ford, 2024 #ProtectOntario #AMO2025
August 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"We are going to make sure we find proper shelter for these people." - Premier Doug Ford, 2024 #ProtectOntario #AMO2025
Last year at #AMO the province and a handful of radical mayors made a raging tragedy worse by defunding #CTS #SCS sites, benefiting no one. Lest we forget. #ProtectOntario
August 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Last year at #AMO the province and a handful of radical mayors made a raging tragedy worse by defunding #CTS #SCS sites, benefiting no one. Lest we forget. #ProtectOntario
25,000 un-prevented #overdose deaths - and so many injuries - since the Ontario government came to Queen’s Park in 2018 and made a preventable crisis much worse, for everyone, everywhere. Ontario's PC drug policies remain deadly in 2025- OBVIOUSLY. #IOAD2025 #ProtectOntario #Onmuni #AMO2025
August 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
25,000 un-prevented #overdose deaths - and so many injuries - since the Ontario government came to Queen’s Park in 2018 and made a preventable crisis much worse, for everyone, everywhere. Ontario's PC drug policies remain deadly in 2025- OBVIOUSLY. #IOAD2025 #ProtectOntario #Onmuni #AMO2025
One year after the #ONgov's #AMO announcement to abandon evidence-based public service and defund #CTS #SCS sites - over the unequivocal advice of internal and external advisors and then some - @jackhauen.bsky.social follows up. #ProtectOntario
READ: www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/o...
READ: www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/o...
August 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
One year after the #ONgov's #AMO announcement to abandon evidence-based public service and defund #CTS #SCS sites - over the unequivocal advice of internal and external advisors and then some - @jackhauen.bsky.social follows up. #ProtectOntario
READ: www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/o...
READ: www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/o...
Tuesday August 12, 6:30pm onwards. Roos Island, Willow Park, Kitchener.
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August 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Tuesday August 12, 6:30pm onwards. Roos Island, Willow Park, Kitchener.
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August 12, 6:30pm onwards. Come!
The harm reduction community has been hit hard this year. We've lost friends, family, life saving services and parts of ourselves to policies that continue to fail us. But still, we gather. Still, we care for one another. Still, we resist.
The harm reduction community has been hit hard this year. We've lost friends, family, life saving services and parts of ourselves to policies that continue to fail us. But still, we gather. Still, we care for one another. Still, we resist.
August 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
August 12, 6:30pm onwards. Come!
The harm reduction community has been hit hard this year. We've lost friends, family, life saving services and parts of ourselves to policies that continue to fail us. But still, we gather. Still, we care for one another. Still, we resist.
The harm reduction community has been hit hard this year. We've lost friends, family, life saving services and parts of ourselves to policies that continue to fail us. But still, we gather. Still, we care for one another. Still, we resist.
The Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy - aka WRIDS and at one time a model for other municipalities- has been defunded by the Region and is officially dead.
June 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy - aka WRIDS and at one time a model for other municipalities- has been defunded by the Region and is officially dead.
Show up Saturday at noon at Kitchener City Hall to protect the health and safety of people lacking housing/shelter (Bill 6) and the ecology of Ontario (Bill 5) from a hostile, provincial government. #ProtectOntario
May 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Show up Saturday at noon at Kitchener City Hall to protect the health and safety of people lacking housing/shelter (Bill 6) and the ecology of Ontario (Bill 5) from a hostile, provincial government. #ProtectOntario
Five people dead in 3 days.
CTS/ SCS - defunded
Drug checking- defunded
Safe supply - defunded
Addiction treatment- 253 day wait list
Fact-free, radical drug policies c/o your #ONgov with more carnage to come.
CTS/ SCS - defunded
Drug checking- defunded
Safe supply - defunded
Addiction treatment- 253 day wait list
Fact-free, radical drug policies c/o your #ONgov with more carnage to come.
May 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Five people dead in 3 days.
CTS/ SCS - defunded
Drug checking- defunded
Safe supply - defunded
Addiction treatment- 253 day wait list
Fact-free, radical drug policies c/o your #ONgov with more carnage to come.
CTS/ SCS - defunded
Drug checking- defunded
Safe supply - defunded
Addiction treatment- 253 day wait list
Fact-free, radical drug policies c/o your #ONgov with more carnage to come.
Fear and Loathing in Waterloo Region: Council Rejects Two CTS Motions in Support of Ontario Superior Court Injunction
April 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Fear and Loathing in Waterloo Region: Council Rejects Two CTS Motions in Support of Ontario Superior Court Injunction
We’re at Regional Council for #SCS #CTS + 100 Victoria camp eviction bylaw (and in solidarity with @wilmotcan.bsky.social tbh).
No room inside Council chambers. Overflow room in effect but it’s nearly impossible to hear the delegates.
Kudos to all delegates for your public service. It matters.
No room inside Council chambers. Overflow room in effect but it’s nearly impossible to hear the delegates.
Kudos to all delegates for your public service. It matters.
April 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We’re at Regional Council for #SCS #CTS + 100 Victoria camp eviction bylaw (and in solidarity with @wilmotcan.bsky.social tbh).
No room inside Council chambers. Overflow room in effect but it’s nearly impossible to hear the delegates.
Kudos to all delegates for your public service. It matters.
No room inside Council chambers. Overflow room in effect but it’s nearly impossible to hear the delegates.
Kudos to all delegates for your public service. It matters.
Big fans of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms we are. Lots of that on the agenda Wednesday night at the Regional Council in the face of an openly hostile provincial government. 7pm, Wednesday. FREE!
April 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Big fans of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms we are. Lots of that on the agenda Wednesday night at the Regional Council in the face of an openly hostile provincial government. 7pm, Wednesday. FREE!
Straight up prison costs!
April 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Straight up prison costs!
We see your fact check and raise you one reality check!
Incarceration @ 40mg as per CPC platform basically jails every Canadian fent consumer.
Incarceration @ 40mg as per CPC platform basically jails every Canadian fent consumer.
April 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We see your fact check and raise you one reality check!
Incarceration @ 40mg as per CPC platform basically jails every Canadian fent consumer.
Incarceration @ 40mg as per CPC platform basically jails every Canadian fent consumer.
In Waterloo region, all of us - municipal councils, businesses, residents, childcare operators, and so many more - are perplexed by the experience described by provincial and federal PCs. Completely mystifying - and terrifying.
April 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In Waterloo region, all of us - municipal councils, businesses, residents, childcare operators, and so many more - are perplexed by the experience described by provincial and federal PCs. Completely mystifying - and terrifying.
April 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Court can be confusing!
Q: Was there a choice for affected CTS sites to accept a provincial deal for HART hubs and close their CTS knowing people will die?
Kitchener's CTS site is NOT a HART hub recipient. It's closed. Still no justice for the local applicant, and 1000s of people across Ontario.
Q: Was there a choice for affected CTS sites to accept a provincial deal for HART hubs and close their CTS knowing people will die?
Kitchener's CTS site is NOT a HART hub recipient. It's closed. Still no justice for the local applicant, and 1000s of people across Ontario.
April 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Court can be confusing!
Q: Was there a choice for affected CTS sites to accept a provincial deal for HART hubs and close their CTS knowing people will die?
Kitchener's CTS site is NOT a HART hub recipient. It's closed. Still no justice for the local applicant, and 1000s of people across Ontario.
Q: Was there a choice for affected CTS sites to accept a provincial deal for HART hubs and close their CTS knowing people will die?
Kitchener's CTS site is NOT a HART hub recipient. It's closed. Still no justice for the local applicant, and 1000s of people across Ontario.
#YesToCTS #YesToSCS
Do drop in!
April 8, 3pm, 150 Frederick St., Kitchener
Link to Council motion:
pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...
Do drop in!
April 8, 3pm, 150 Frederick St., Kitchener
Link to Council motion:
pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...
April 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#YesToCTS #YesToSCS
Do drop in!
April 8, 3pm, 150 Frederick St., Kitchener
Link to Council motion:
pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...
Do drop in!
April 8, 3pm, 150 Frederick St., Kitchener
Link to Council motion:
pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...
April 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Did you know we are back in court on Monday, and at Regional Council on Tuesday? #YesToCTS #YesToSCS
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April 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Did you know we are back in court on Monday, and at Regional Council on Tuesday? #YesToCTS #YesToSCS
Important action alerts delivered straight to your inbox: www.drugactionteam.ca/contact
More critical news via our Instagram feed found here: www.instagram.com/wrdrugaction...
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