Vancouver Council to vote on proposed ‘Drinker’s Lounge’ amid addiction initiatives – iNews 880

February 22, 2017

Vancouver City Council is voting on a long list of items as it seeks to combat the opioid crisis.

One item is a ‘Drinker’s Lounge’ for people with alcohol addiction.

“Will the city essentially be funding a bar, will alcohol be paid for?” wonders the NPA’s Melissa De Genova.

The pilot program would be managed by the Portland Hotel Society in the Downtown Eastside.

De Genova says she’s neither for nor against it but says it needs to be done right.