EDITORIAL – Experiment in decriminalization isn’t worth continuing
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SEVEN MORE PEOPLE DIED from drug overdoses in Kamloops last month, bringing the total for the year to 38. You’ve probably heard the [Continue]
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WALSH – Forum on crime and social disorder offers a chance to engage
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for a good old-fashioned forum where people come out from behind their keyboards and talk to each other face to face. This Wednesday (June 21) at the TRU [Continue]
LETTER – B.C.’s liberal drug policy is a rallying cry for the addicted
I saw your article about the rapid spike in homelessness in Kamloops this spring: ROTHENBURGER: Where is the Magical Mystery Bus bringing homeless here? Same thing is [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Return to Four Pillars a hopeful sign in battle against addictions
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FOUR PILLARS are back. Once the centre of a strategy to tackle the drug crisis, the approach has seldom been mentioned in recent years [Continue]
GUEST COLUMN – Twenty years later, where did the Four Pillars go?
By BOB HUGHES CEO, ASK Wellness Society OUR COMMUNITIES are being ripped apart from the inside out. Across the province, the impacts of the toxic drug supply are demonstrated [Continue]
IN THE LEDGE – ‘When will the premier take concerns about drugs seriously?’
Excerpt from Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, April 24, 2023 during debate between BC United MLA Todd Stone and Mental Health and Addictions Minister [Continue]
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