ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Perry Trimper stepped outside the Legion in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Friday, where a darts presentation was taking place, so he could ...
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The conditions serve as a stark reminder of accelerated climate change in northern regions, but also that a simmering problem is about to come to a rolling boil again soon — the trauma of dozens of transients living on the trails around town and often causing grief for themselves and for local residents when they meander into town looking to feed their addictions and cause trouble.
“People are frustrated. This is an issue that’s been boiling the last two to three years, and I understand why there’s exasperation out there and why many people felt the need to sign something,” he said, referring to a recent petition against the proposal signed by more than 900 people.“Half of what’s in that petition, frankly, I completely support and agree.
“The whole notion that the solutions have to lie in one facility is part of the issue,” she told The Telegram Saturday. But Fraser points out that the person who runs the program says it’s a last recourse for people who’ve had no success with more traditional methods of rehabilitation. “It’s a very abrupt change in what’s going on with an individual if you go from the situation that many are going with now, living very rough with a serious addiction, through to a detox centre,” he said. “Some may be ready for it. Others, it takes a gradual progression. For some, it comes from watching others, and this is the model that happens at The Gathering Place in St. John’s.”Trimper frequently points to a breakdown in communication as being the main problem.
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