When someone overdoses at VANDU, pups Guess and Joy are quick to alert the nearest human
Paramedics were providing care to an unconscious person at the homeless shelter
All are invited to display balloons Thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the declaration of B.C.’s opioid crisis
That makes February the 17th consecutive month in which more than 150 lives were lost in B.C.
Residents are advised there are dangerous drugs in the area and to use with extra caution
The deaths occured over the Family Day long weekend
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
July has brought the death toll for the year to 1,204 deaths
Project ENANDU targeted downtown dealers this summer
In both cases, police officers were instrumental in providing assistance
Participants gathered at Boitanio Park before making their way through the downtown
There were 159 illicit drug deaths in June
Lack of support is driving deaths, because people waiting for help turn to toxic supply