‘Feel like prisoners’: Saskatoon senior task force formed to battle apartment addiction problems
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It’s not every day a senior safety squad is formed to protect the community. But at Saskatoon’s Scott/Forget Towers, it has become a necessity, some residents say.
It’s not every day a senior safety squad is formed to protect the community. But at Saskatoon’s Scott/Forget Towers, it has become a necessity.
The apartment complex was designed for low-income seniors over the age of 55. Those living there say it used to be a quiet, tight-knit community.
Now, however, the complex has been opened to those with addictions and it has some seniors worried for their safety.
“It’s scary. And I don’t get scared easily because I’ve seen a lot,” resident Carol Koffler said.
Recently the province made the decision to house victims of complex addictions in some apartments such as Scott/Forget Towers
The senior safety squad consists of residents looking out for each other’s safety while on the premises.
Matt Love, opposition critic for seniors in the provincial legislature, said the issues seniors face in the towers are unacceptable.
“We’re hearing stories about crystal meth being smoked and sold in the hallways,” Love said. “We’re hearing stories about weapons in common areas. We’re hearing about a fire that was lit in the common kitchen, and we’re hearing stories about human feces being spread in the elevator and on doorknobs.”
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