Downtown drop-in centre hopes washroom sensors help prevent overdoses
A drop-in centre in central Ottawa will install motion sensors in its single-occupant washrooms after a steady rise in overdoses on and around its property.
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![Richard Leblanc, executive director of Centre 507, says the adult drop-in centre has seen an increase in opioid overdoses around its property, in its facilities and even in its washrooms. Richard Leblanc, executive director of Centre 507, stands in the dining room of the adult drop-in centre located in downtown Ottawa.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7021335.1699391897!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/richard-leblanc.jpg)
A drop-in centre in central Ottawa will install motion sensors in its single-occupant washrooms after a steady rise in overdoses on and around its property.