News Items tag as: overdose crisis

Innovative Kamloops gallery fosters creative art while tackling toxic drug crisis
July 12, 2025 - 2:30 PM

Hidden behind an unassuming glass façade on Kamloops North Shore is an art gallery full of popping colour and creativity with a relaxing ambiance that feels like home.
Kamloops drug addict credits tough love for his recovery, advocates for forced treatment
March 10, 2025 - 7:00 AM

After decades of being addicted to crack cocaine, Mike Haertel is sober and living independently at a residential housing building in Kamloops operated by BC Housing.
What Kamloops, Okanagan public can expect when saving overdose victims
September 29, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Earlier this year, Kamloops resident Candice Romanoff came across a man in the alley behind her residence who was slumped over, not moving.
BC's drug crisis: Why everyone talks about 'stigma'
May 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Is stigma something the province should be fighting when it comes to battling the drug crisis? While current efforts are geared towards destigmatization, some experts believe stigma still has a role to play in addressing the crisis and others explain why it doesn't.
Why the drug crisis is much more visible in Okanagan, Kamloops than out east
April 06, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The illicit drug crisis is something people in communities throughout British Columbia rub shoulders with daily, while more eastern regions of the country don't. It seems as though the distribution network and the drugs themselves are to blame.
LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help
September 18, 2023 - 7:00 PM

It’s early days yet but an Interior Health pilot project on drug decriminalization seems to be generating some positive results.
190 deaths from BC's drug crisis in July
August 29, 2023 - 5:00 PM

Unregulated drug toxicity is the leading cause of death in British Columbia for people aged 10 to 59, accounting for more deaths than homicides, suicides, accidents and natural disease combined.
Kelowna on track for new illicit drug supply death record
July 19, 2023 - 9:12 AM

The BC Coroners Service says 48 people have died in Kelowna due to the unregulated drug supply, while 89 of the city's residents died in the entirety of 2022.
Mom who lost son running across B.C. to raise awareness about safe drug supply
March 25, 2023 - 2:30 PM

A mom who lost her son to an overdose will be stopping in the Okanagan as she runs hundreds of kilometres from Nelson to Victoria to raise awareness about the toxic drug supply.
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.
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

News Items tag as: overdose crisis

Innovative Kamloops gallery fosters creative art while tackling toxic drug crisis

Kamloops drug addict credits tough love for his recovery, advocates for forced treatment

What Kamloops, Okanagan public can expect when saving overdose victims

BC's drug crisis: Why everyone talks about 'stigma'

Why the drug crisis is much more visible in Okanagan, Kamloops than out east

LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help

190 deaths from BC's drug crisis in July

Kelowna on track for new illicit drug supply death record

Mom who lost son running across B.C. to raise awareness about safe drug supply

Death toll from toxic illicit drug supply in Okanagan, Kamloops continues to climb

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