Episode 2 – Rehabbing our homes

Residential illicit drug activity is a cause of concern for First Nations and Indigenous communities. Tenants and owners are vulnerable due to potential health and safety risks to future occupants.

In First Nations communities where the Council owns homes and members reside in them, some homes may be contaminated or damaged due to the production or smoking of illicit drugs, especially methylamphetamine (meth, ice, crystal meth) and/or cannabis (marijuana, THC).

After a home is vacated what should the Council do to repair these homes?. This is a huge issue for not only First Nations but for landlords and Hotel operators. We want to focus on how to rehab a home that has been contaminated by illegal drug use.

To provide some insight on this issue on how Councils should respond to a home where occupants were smoking illicit drugs we talking today with Mr. Dean May the owner of Makyken Hazmat Solutions. Mr May’s company specializes in illicit drugs remediation for residential and commercial buildings. We will also be talking with Mr. John Kiedrowski our executive producer who with his criminology background provides us with more information.

Interviews:

• Mr. Dean May, Owner and Chief of Operations, MayKen HazMat Solutions, Calgary.

• Mr. John Kiedrowski, President, Compliance Strategy Group.