By Jen St. Denis, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A Vancouver city councillor is urging residents to separate legitimate concerns about public safety in the city’s downtown from attacks on harm reduction services that provide clean needles and a safe drug supply in the midst of a deadly overdose crisis.
Continue reading Stop Attacking drug harm reduction servicesBy Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kyuquot, BC – Leading up to the New Year, Lucy Paivio kept close watch on the news. As information started to spread about the imminent pandemic, she knew that she had to get out. Before there was any talk about going into lockdown, Paivio begged her husband to make one final trip from their home in Kyuquot to Campbell River.
Continue reading Home in KyuquotNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The B.C. government should take its own steps to decriminalize illicit drug use to help stem surging overdose deaths instead of calling on the federal government to do it, say disillusioned advocates.
Continue reading BC should take steps to DECRIMINALIZE illicit drug useIt has been a week since B.C.’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said, “The number of people dying in B.C. due to an unsafe drug supply continues to surpass deaths due to homicides, motor vehicle accidents, suicide and COVID-19 combined.”
Continue reading Overdose FatalitiesNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
B.C.’s death toll from toxic street drugs continues to skyrocket during the pandemic, with 175 people dead from overdoses in July.
Continue reading Death Toll from toxic street drugs Skyrocketing
