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News Items tag as: opioid crisis
Okanagan mayors push for treatment over public drug use to combat opioid crisis
February 01, 2024 - 12:40 PM
Families and children should not have to witness open drug use and overdoses when going to parks, bus stops or other public spaces, Okanagan mayors say in an open letter to the provincial government.
One-in-five in BC knew someone who died from poisoned drug supply: survey
June 02, 2023 - 10:45 AM
Most British Columbians would like to see a safe supply of drugs for opioid users, according to a recent survey.
Death toll from toxic illicit drug supply in Okanagan, Kamloops continues to climb
September 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM
The toxic illicit drug supply in the Okanagan and Similkameen was responsible for 26 deaths in July, according to data released by the B.C. Coroners Service today, one of the deadliest months so far this year.
Police seize 320 kg of pure fentanyl in raid at clandestine lab in Chilliwack
June 23, 2022 - 11:30 AM
Police found enough ingredients to produce 320 kilograms of pure fentanyl at a rural home in Chilliwack.
Interior Health bringing Suboxone to all emergency departments
May 20, 2022 - 10:39 AM
Interior Health is making treatment for opioid users easier by bringing Suboxone to all its emergency departments.
Permanent supervised drug consumption site coming to downtown Kamloops
March 23, 2022 - 5:06 PM
A new supervised drug consumption site is moving into a downtown Kamloops building.
Interior Health aims to open complex care facility this fall
February 26, 2022 - 2:03 PM
Interior Health is soliciting contractors to open a complex care site in the region, anticipating patients to occupy beds by the fall.
Why medical training is key to reducing drug overdose deaths in B.C.
February 23, 2022 - 6:00 AM
There’s no question that there’s a lot of pain and suffering in the world.
Tainted drugs of all colours circulating in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 16, 2022 - 4:30 PM
Interior Health is urging users to get their drugs tested as a tainted supply circulates the region.
Illicit toxic drug deaths hit Thompson-Okanagan region hard in 2021
February 09, 2022 - 5:30 PM
People from the Thompson-Cariboo region were nearly 50% more likely to die from illicit drugs last year than those in the Okanagan.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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