Photo: Cody Doerksen

A Kelowna resident was walking to work when he stumbled upon a pile of hypodermic needles in a family neighbourhood. 

Cody Doerksen says he was shocked to see the bag with safe injection paraphernalia on Dec. 4 along Abbott Street, near Lake Avenue. 

“Kids walk from downtown, from school, and there are a lot of kids in our neighbourhood here, so it is shocking to see,” said Doerksen.

He said he called the non-emergency RCMP number to alert them of the needles, and firefighters came to clean them up within 30 minutes. 

For tips on how to deal with used needles, visit this link or call 250-469-8801.