Manitoba’s protective care centre mainly detaining people intoxicated by alcohol
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WINNIPEG – Numbers from the Manitoba government show a centre set up to detain those intoxicated with methamphetamine and other drugs is primarily holding people for alcohol use.
The province says the protective care centre in central Winnipeg has seen 4,451 people pass through its doors, as of the end of June.
Of those, 26 were under the influence of drugs.
The centre opened for alcohol submissions in December and began accepting people on drugs in March.
The government passed a law last year to extend detentions beyond the traditional 24-hour time frame for people intoxicated by alcohol, up to 72 hours.
It set up a building with small cell-like rooms where individuals are assessed and monitored by health and social service professionals.
The government says the longest stay has been for 45 1/2 hours for someone under the influence of alcohol.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2026.