Harm Reduction Windsor: Resources

09/08/2026

People who are unhoused, and those of them who may use drugs are also people who are experiencing an incredibly difficult reality on the street.

They can be victims of theft, harassment, assault, exploitation, and violence. They can be exposed to unsafe conditions and are often navigating multiple challenges at the same time.

This is a community problem, not a problem caused by a particular group of people, or even the drugs itself.

People experiencing homelessness are our neighbours, family members, friends, and community members. They deserve safety, dignity, compassion, and support.

And it’s important to remember:

Not every person experiencing homelessness uses drugs.
Not every person who uses drugs is experiencing homelessness.

People are more than their circumstances. A person who uses drugs is still a person first. A person without stable housing is still a person first.

If we genuinely want safer, healthier communities, we need to focus on solutions that support people where they are: affordable housing, accessible healthcare, mental health and substance-use supports, harm reduction, income security, and meaningful opportunities for stability.

We can care about community safety and care about the people who are most vulnerable within our communities. Those things are not mutually exclusive.

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09/08/2026

Naloxone saves lives. It is easy to use, and can't be misused.

09/05/2026

“ONLY DREW CAN GET IT DONE.”

Really?

Because honestly, that part of this campaign graphic bothers me more than the red, white and blue branding. 😂

Drew Dilkens is asking Windsor for a fourth term as mayor. If re-elected, he would serve 16 years as mayor...

And maybe the question we should be asking isn't:
“Who can get it done?”
Maybe it's:
“What do we actually want to get done?”

Because Windsor has some pretty serious challenges in front of us.
We need housing solutions.
We need meaningful action on homelessness.
We need trauma-informed care.
We need people-first policies.
We need investments in mental health and community services.
We need evidence-based approaches.
We need leaders who are willing to listen to the people most affected by the policies they create!

And we need elected officials who understand that public health evidence isn't something to cherry-pick when it's politically convenient!

I'm not telling anyone who to vote for.
I'm saying PLEASE VOTE!

And before you vote, actually educate yourself on the candidates.
Don't vote based on a slogan.
Don't vote based on a colour scheme. 😂
Don't vote because someone tells you they're the only person who can get things done.
Look at their record.
Look at their policies.
Look at who they listen to.
Look at how they respond to evidence.
Look at what they propose for housing, homelessness, healthcare, mental health, substance use, poverty and our most vulnerable residents.

Windsor doesn't need “only one person who can get it done.”
Windsor needs leaders who are willing to work, listen, learn, COLLABRATE and follow the evidence.

Change doesn't happen because we complain about politics.
Change happens when we participate in it.

So get informed.
Ask questions.
Have the uncomfortable conversations.
And most importantly,
GET OUT AND VOTE!
🗳️ October 26, 2026

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Big commitments require more than words. They require experience, strong relationships, and a proven ability to deliver.

E.C. Row serves our entire region and supports our economy, yet Windsor taxpayers spend about $7.5 million every year maintaining it. That isn’t fair.

I have a record of working with governments of every political stripe to secure major investments for Windsor. I’ll use that experience to fight for the Province to upload E.C. Row, and reinvest the savings in repairing and improving local roads across our city.

It is a bold goal. But I know how to get big things done for Windsor.

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

📢 Ontario’s Big City Mayors are calling for urgent action on the mental health, addictions and homelessness crisis.

The Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM), representing 29 municipalities and nearly 70% of Ontario’s population, have launched the next phase of their Solve the Crisis campaign: “Reaction to Recovery.”

They say municipalities are reaching the limit of what they can do on their own and are calling on the provincial government to:

• Expand timely access to addiction treatment and recovery programs
• Create a dedicated ministry with appropriate funding
• Review the Mental Health Act and Healthcare Consent Act
• Expand addiction treatment and rehabilitation within correctional institutions
• Declare an emergency to address the crisis

The mayors acknowledge that Ontario has already taken steps such as creating HART Hubs, investing in youth mental health spaces and supportive housing, but argue that much more action and investment are needed.

From a harm-reduction perspective, there is an important conversation here.

Treatment and recovery options matter. But so do the people who aren't ready, willing or able to enter treatment.

We cannot build an effective response by treating harm reduction, treatment, housing, mental health care and recovery as competing approaches. They are all part of a continuum of care.

People need access to support where they are, not only once they're ready for recovery.

That means keeping people alive, reducing harms, providing low-barrier services, connecting people to housing and healthcare, and ensuring treatment is available when someone wants it.

Reaction isn't enough. Recovery shouldn't be the only destination we invest in. We need a continuum of care that leaves nobody behind.

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09/05/2026

OPIOID WITHDRAWAL
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“TRANQ” WITHDRAWAL

They can overlap. They are not interchangeable.

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09/03/2026

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