by Rachel Driedger | Sep 8, 2021 | Featured Article
qathet region residents are being invited to join Moms Stop the Harm, SUSTAIN and the Powell River Community Action Team (PRCAT) for a peaceful march on International International Overdose Awareness Day. The march will start at 5:30 pm on August 31, beginning...
by noland | May 24, 2021 | Featured Article
The small city of Powell River has been one of the hardest hit by British Columbia’s overdose crisis, prompting Vancouver Coastal Health to open its first overdose prevention site outside of Vancouver in the Sunshine Coast community on Thursday. Dr. Geoff McKee,...
by noland | May 24, 2021 | Featured Article
The executive director of Lift Community Services wants to spotlight the good work that supportive housing projects do across B.C. Stuart Clark is speaking out after news of the Powell River RCMP seizing drugs, cash, and weapons from a unit inside a supportive housing...
by noland | May 24, 2021 | Featured Article
Powell River – Powell River is one of 18 B.C. communities that are getting a Community Action Team (CAT) and dedicated funding as part of the Province’s escalated response to the overdose crisis. “The overdose crisis deeply affects families and communities across B.C....
by noland | May 24, 2021 | Featured Article
Powell River’s multi-agency community action team (CAT) is busy helping with support and education to provide assistance during the opioid crisis. Kathryn Colby, manager of community development at Lift Community Services and CAT coordinator, outlined several...
by noland | May 24, 2021 | Featured Article
Council adopted the following resolution: That the City of Powell River request that the Government of Canada: Declare the overdose crisis a national public health emergency and fund appropriately; and further Seek input from the people most affected by this crisis...
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