The Town of Inuvik has yet to write a letter of support for the proposed Beaufort Delta Detox Centre, something Coun. Alana Mero suggested is because of the proponentsSA国际影视传媒� unfocused proposal.

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Coun. Clarence Wood had questioned why it was taking the town more than a month to write a letter of support.

Mero said the people proposing the centre had asked for feedback on their proposal and she told them what they were outlining was not a detox centre.

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She also suggested they get on the same page as the Department of Health to make sure the GNWT is moving in the same direction.

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Mayor Jim McDonald said a letter of support will be written but there are still some considerations about the proposal to clear up first.

Joey Amos, manager of the John Wayne Kiktorak Centre and main driver behind the detox centre, said his proposal hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 changed.

SA国际影视传媒淲hat we presented to the town council back in the spring has not changed and at that point in time there was a motion that was to be made to give us this letter of support, which we have not seen yet,SA国际影视传媒� said Amos, adding that he has been in contact with the town about it since.

He said the boardSA国际影视传媒檚 vision for the centre is still the same.

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His proposal includes giving people in search of detox a place to come safely and receive services to help them.

Amos is currently seeking a facility that could host the centre, after which he plans to submit proposals to various levels of government to obtain funding.

Extra space at John Wayne Kiktorak Centre

The closing of the Next to New used clothing store adjacent to the John Wayne Kiktorak Centre means the shelter has extra space to house guests.

Amos is using the space to separate sober and intoxicated residents.

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The centre has averaged about a dozen people per night since reopening Sept. 20.