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.

Downtown drop-in centre hopes washroom sensors help prevent overdoses
Richard Leblanc, executive director of Centre 507, stands in the dining room of the adult drop-in centre located in downtown Ottawa.

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.