The mayor of Belleville, Ont., says the province is dragging its heels on granting funds to help build a service hub for mental health and addictions support — and he wants the city to look at funding itself amid an overdose crisis.
Police in the eastern Ontario city said 13 people overdosed in a matter of hours on the afternoon of Feb. 6, and described the situation as an “overdose emergency.”
That number rose to 23 suspected drug poisonings two days later, prompting the city to declare an addictions emergency.
During a press conference last week, Mayor Neil Ellis said Belleville had already invested $2 million toward turning a former banquet
