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Navigating the brave new world of “safer” supply

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Written By Keith Norbury
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Six years after then-provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall declared a public health emergency, about six or seven people a day are dying of drug overdose in B.C. Calls for a bold response…

Eby prioritizes biodiversity, forest protections, capacity funding for First Nations

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Written By Rob Shaw
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Premier David Eby is preparing to spend more money to help First Nations communities plan their forest strategies, in a bid to “accelerate” the amount of old growth the province…

BC-Treaty 8 negotiations fuel uncertainty & delays, as investment moves from NE

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Written By Spencer Hall, Energeticcity.ca
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“Just because things are stalled, that money isn’t necessarily gone.” –Dr. Liam Kelly Special to Northern Beat It’s been over a year since the province reached an agreement with Blueberry…

Rural, Indigenous hardest hit by lack of drug treatment services

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Written By Rob Shaw
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Smaller communities up and down British Columbia aren’t getting their fair share of drug treatment options, safe supply services or equitable decriminalization, and it’s costing lives in the ongoing overdose…