Timmins Summit
We co-hosted a special event with the City of Timmins to examine the impact of the substance use crisis on small-sized cities across Canada.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Timmins Summit brought together elected leaders, public health officials, drug policy experts, local service providers, resource industry leaders and people with lived and living experience.
Here’s our CEO, Dr. Alexander Caudarella, speaking with Roxanne Carter-Thompson, Executive Director of the Adventure Group, a community outreach centre in Charlottetown, P.E.I. They discuss how integral municipal support is to creating home-grown solutions that address the harms from substance use, and why CCSA initiated the Timmins Summit.
Next Steps
The Timmins Summit was just a first step. Together we will begin developing the first municipally led, integrated standards for treatment, harm reduction, recovery, prevention and enforcement services, policies and strategies. The standards will provide municipal leaders with a consolidated range of evidence-based options to enact locally. They will help them unlock vital government support, as well as reduce the growing polarization concerning this crisis.
Read All About It
- Our media advisory
- CBC Sudbury: Conference in Timmins aims to find solutions to opioid crisis in smaller Canadian cities, towns
- Timmins Daily Press: Civic leaders descend on Timmins for national substance use crisis summit
- CTV Calgary: Lethbridge looking for new strategies to address substance abuse
- North Bay Now: West Nipissing represented in national discussions on substance use
- Bridge City News: Lethbridge Mayor speaks after substance use summit
- Our press release
Watch: Senate of Canada Recognition
In a Senate of Canada session on September 25, 2024, CCSA’s work is acknowledged by the Speaker and Senator Sharon Burey, who says, "Thank you for your tireless efforts and the hope you bring to those who need it most." Our Timmins Summit is also specifically mentioned.
Collaboration and Community
Join us as CCSA reaches out and brings people together to share expertise and strategies on topics like the drug toxicity crisis, new alcohol guidance, prevention and more.
While we focus on research to provide evidence-based solutions, we never forget that behind the science is the real impact on people, their families and friends. There is no one-size-fits-all solution — what works in a large city may not work in rural areas or small towns. By coming together, we can find grassroots ways to share what we know and address the problems we’re facing.
Together, we can ease a tremendous amount of suffering and make life a little better for many people.