Penticton was one of the province’s communities hardest hit by the overdose crisis in 2020
Stats show every major community in Okanagan - Shuswap increased in calls for potential overdoses
B.C. is dealing with two public health crises
Pink fentanyl and purple down discovered, both may not be responsive to Naloxone
Overdose deaths, however, are down in the city
COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the overdose crisis
Just under half of the deaths occurred in Kelowna
Son trusted his dealer, but didn’t know there was fentanyl in his cocaine
B.C. hits grim milestone of more than 900 deaths in first seven months of 2020
Tyler Whaley’s family weren’t notified after he died of an overdose in July
Paramedics responded to 12 overdose calls in the community on Wednesday — four times the daily average
Minister Judy Darcy has said the proposed changes could help ensure the immediate safety of young people
A record 175 people died in June of illicit-drug overdoses
B.C. simultaneously sees record numbers of illicit drug overdoses for a second straight month
131 overdoses recorded by BC Emergency Health Services on June 26
Rachel Staples’s 15-year-old son Elliot Eurchuk died in April 2018
B.C. recorded record-breaking number of fatal overdoses in May