2026-05-14 from cbc.ca
Primary care nurses at the Saskatoon Community Clinic are responding to so many overdoses, they've asked for knee pads.
Toby Esterby, the chief operations officer for the clinic on 20th Street in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, told city council about the request Wednesday to illustrate the increasing demand for services to address homelessness and addiction.
He spoke about a report on the city's community safety program at council's governance and priorities committee meeting. Esterby began by quoting from a 2024 online news story citing many of the same issues facing the city today.
Read more here