Botha committed to safe injection despite “frustrated” Facebook post
A city councillor who previously argued against the creation of a safe injection site in Prince Albert recently declared his full support for the idea.
Ward 3 Councillor Evert Botha made a motion in favour of safe injection sites at the Feb. 13 council meeting. The motion called for forwarding of correspondence to various provincial and federal authorities, as well as further discussion on the issue at upcoming council meetings.
Botha, now arguably the strongest proponent of these sites in the city, has not always been supportive of the idea. In a July 2016 Facebook post, made months before he ran for council, Botha openly condemned the idea of safe injection sites in Prince Albert.
“We need to stop enabling the addicts,” Botha wrote. “The herd will eventually thin itself.”