Ceremony held at Maffeo Sutton Park on Wednesday, Aug. 31
At least 10,000 people have died of toxic drugs since the 2016 public health emergency declaration
The latest figure is a 13 per cent increase over the 172 deaths recorded in May 2021
Groups gathered outside the Fairmont Empress in side-by-side calls for action
10-member committee includes NDP, Liberal and Green MLAs
Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis conference was held downtown June 16-17
When someone overdoses at VANDU, pups Guess and Joy are quick to alert the nearest human
Ceremony hosted by Snuneymuxw First Nation and Nanaimo community action team
Community action team member presents on overdose crisis at April 25 meeting
Paramedics were providing care to an unconscious person at the homeless shelter
That makes February the 17th consecutive month in which more than 150 lives were lost in B.C.
“It has been very hard on communities,” said Joyce Cooper of the Tsilhqot’in Women’s Council
Aaron Manson, 26, died after overdosing in his room in Kamloops
Funding will expand Tailgate Toolkit program, which has already been operating on Vancouver Island
Calls have nearly tripled since 2015, BCEHS says
Death toll in B.C. for 2021 has reached 1,782
Coroners service said that the death rate from illicit drug overdoses has risen to 39.4 per 100,000 residents