▁V ancouver ▁are ▁pl ag ued ▁with ▁l itter ▁and ▁disc arded ▁hyp od erm ic ▁need les ▁from ▁the ▁city ' s ▁hom eless ▁population , ▁which ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 2 , 2 2 3 . ▁To ▁reduce ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁risk ▁from ▁disc arded ▁hyp od erm ic ▁need les , ▁the ▁city ▁runs ▁a ▁continuous ▁collection ▁effort , ▁recover ing ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁need les ▁per ▁day ▁from ▁public ▁spaces . ▁According ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁Coast al ▁Health , ▁the ▁regional ▁health ▁authority ▁and ▁a ▁distrib utor ▁of ▁clean ▁need les ▁to ▁int ra ven ous ▁drug ▁users , ▁there ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁a ▁documented ▁case ▁of ▁disease ▁transmission ▁from ▁an ▁accident al ▁need l est ick . ▁ ▁Military ▁Jer ich o ▁Beach ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁ 3 9 ▁Canadian ▁Brigade ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Army . ▁Local ▁primary ▁reserve ▁units ▁include ▁The ▁Sea for th ▁High land ers ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁The ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Regiment ▁( D u ke ▁of ▁Con n aught ' s ▁O wn ), ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Sea for th ▁Arm our y ▁and ▁the ▁Beat ty ▁Street ▁Dr ill ▁Hall , ▁respectively , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Field ▁Regiment , ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Art illery . ▁The ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Unit ▁ ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Dead man ' s ▁Island ▁in ▁Stanley ▁Park . ▁RC AF ▁Station ▁Jer ich o ▁Beach , ▁the ▁first ▁air ▁base