CIVL 101.7 and Mission Overdose Community Action Team released 1st episode on March 25
“It has been very hard on communities,” said Joyce Cooper of the Tsilhqot’in Women’s Council
Tanis Oldenburger of Chilliwack Overdose Prevention Society called numbers ‘atrocious, preventable’
Aaron Manson, 26, died after overdosing in his room in Kamloops
B.C. paramedics release data for individual communities as drug death toll climbs
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
July has brought the death toll for the year to 1,204 deaths
Group says government has to take action and involve drug users in finding solutions
Naloxone training, resources, community walks and more offered to the public
There were 159 illicit drug deaths in June
Positive sign that harm-reduction services working, says MCSS housing manager
CGH sees ‘significant increase’ in serious overdoses on what is known as ‘Welfare Wednesday’
Lack of support is driving deaths, because people waiting for help turn to toxic supply
‘Through dialogue we grow our understanding,’ says Judith Pellerin, co-chair of MOCAT
