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Pilot project gives qathet youth tools to make informed choices

Pilot project gives qathet youth tools to make informed choices

Initiative aims to provide better education for youth around substances they may be exposed to
Hand over going in right direction for qathet recovery centre

Hand over going in right direction for qathet recovery centre

Miklat expansion will eventually include a women's facility
Worst addiction society suffers is alcohol: qathet counsellor

Worst addiction society suffers is alcohol: qathet counsellor

“Alcohol is so intertwined in our social culture in North America, removing oneself from those activities can feel isolating.” ~ Paul McIsaac
qathet-based VIU campus included in addictions/trauma program

qathet-based VIU campus included in addictions/trauma program

Government funding clinical trials for psychedelic-assisted treatment
Memorial near Willingdon Beach a place to remember loved ones

Memorial near Willingdon Beach a place to remember loved ones

International Overdose Awareness Day gathering in qathet region a stark reminder of ongoing drug poisonings
In Victoria, services for drug users not keeping pace, advocates say

In Victoria, services for drug users not keeping pace, advocates say

The number of supervised consumption sites and services for people who use drugs in Victoria has grown, but it’s not keeping pace with need, advocates say.
Editorial: Please care, Squamish

Editorial: Please care, Squamish

Because if you care, you will ask questions of the media, each other, yourselves, our community leaders, law enforcement and governments.
Opinion: We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem!

Opinion: We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem!

Current Richmond city councillor weighs in on the on-going drug poisoning crisis.
Opioid crisis: A heartbreak that happens every day

Opioid crisis: A heartbreak that happens every day

Sebastian Witt died of an overdose in May 2015. Not enough has changed since then, says his father
Five crushing years after her daughter’s death, Squamish mom still fighting for secure care

Five crushing years after her daughter’s death, Squamish mom still fighting for secure care

Brenda Doherty’s 15-year-old daughter Steffanie Georgina-Anne Lawrence died from a fentanyl overdose in 2018; current government supports voluntary care instead.