“These are our children who are using out there — it’s a health issue; it’s a family issue; it’s a crime issue. It is crosscutting everything that we do and it’s affecting the future of our community.”
~ Ottawa Police Chief Vern White

“Although the cost of establishing a facility will be great, the cost of doing nothing and the toll in human lives is greater. By making treatment options for youth inaccessible, we are sentencing these young people to decades of addiction.”
~ Michael Beauchesne, Executive Director, Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre

“Eighty-five per cent of the adult-addicted population started their lifestyle of abuse before the age of 18.”
~ Glenn Barnes, Chair, Champlain Addiction Coordinating Body