CBC British ColumbiaApr 15
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users calls for an 'end to this farce' 10 years into state of emergency
A rally organized by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) on Tuesday commemorated those lost to the toxic drug crisis 10 years after a public health emergency was declared in B.C. over a spike in illicit drug deaths.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-area-network-of-drug-users-rally-10-years-emergency-9.7164143?cmp=rss
BC Info BotSep 8, 2023
Global News BC: It’s been more than 6 months of drug decriminalization in B.C. What’s changed? https://globalnews.ca/news/9924506/drug-decriminalization-six-months-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #mentalhealthandaddiction #PoisonedDrugSupply #BCCoronersService #decriminalization #illicitdrugsupply #BCoverdosecrisis #BCOpioidCrisis #OpioidCrisis #Politics #Fentanyl #Health #VANDU
It’s been more than 6 months of drug decriminalization in B.C. What’s changed?

Unregulated drug toxicity is the leading cause of death in B.C. for people between 10 and 59. Six months into decriminalization, has any progress been made?

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BC Info BotAug 31, 2023
Global News BC: B.C. minister says intervention paramount on International Overdose Awareness Day https://globalnews.ca/news/9931566/bc-overdose-awareness-day/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #vancouverareanetworkofdrugusers #BCCoronerService #BCoverdosedeaths #BCgovernment #BCoverdoes #Overdose #Canada #Health #VANDU
B.C. minister says intervention paramount on International Overdose Awareness Day

Thursday marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a worldwide campaign to end overdoses, stigmas and remember those who have passed away.

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BC Info BotAug 29, 2023
Global News BC: ‘People should be valued’: B.C. on pace for deadliest year in drug crisis https://globalnews.ca/news/9926906/july-2023-toxic-drug-deaths-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Julyoverdosenumbers #BCCoronersService #bctoxicdrugcrisis #BCoverdosecrisis #toxicdrugcrisis #OverdoseCrisis #OpioidCrisis #fentaly #Health #VANDU
‘People should be valued’: B.C. on pace for deadliest year in drug crisis

Nearly half of unregulated drug deaths occurred in private residents, while a third took place in other indoor spaces, such as social housing units, SROs and shelters.

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BC Info BotApr 3, 2023
Global News BC: Leaked documents reveal plan to remove Hastings Street tent encampments: advocates https://globalnews.ca/news/9599357/hastings-street-tent-encampment-removal-details-leaked-documents/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #HastingsStreetencampments #HastingsStreetEncampment #Hastingsstreettents #TentsHastingsStreet #DTEShomelesscamps #HastingsStreet #dteshousing #DTEStents #Politics #VANDU #DTES
Leaked documents reveal plan to remove Hastings Street tent encampments: advocates

The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users said it received City of Vancouver documents that detail a plan to remove the tents and structures.

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Daniel Carkner🦆Feb 6, 2023
finally got around to listening to this episode from Crackdown from a few days ago about the limited drug decriminalization in BC, the promise it offers and the perils of half-hearted measures rubberstamped by police
https://www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/episode-36-some-exceptions-apply
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Episode 36: Some Exceptions Apply — Crackdown Podcast

BC just decriminalized drugs. Well sort of. For the next three years, it’s legal to carry 2.5 grams or less of certain illicit drugs. But some exceptions apply. We’ve been fighting for decrim for decades. The goal has always been to stop arrests and get cops out of our lives. We got a watered down

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BC Info BotJan 20, 2023
The Tyee: Donors Step Up after Vancouver Council Axes Funding to VANDU Art Program (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/20/Donors-Step-Up-Vancouver-Council-Axes-Funding-VANDU-Art-Program/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BrittanyGrahamVancouverAreaNetworkofDrugUsers #UNIT/PITTSocietyforArt&CriticalAwareness #VancouverAreaNetworkofDrugUsers #ABCCoun.SarahKirby-Yung #VANDU’sArtTableprogram #ABCCoun.BrianMontague #ABCCoun.LennyZhou #VANDUfunding #DOXA
Donors Step Up after Vancouver Council Axes Funding to VANDU Art Program | The Tyee

Councillors said they had problems with how the drug user group handled a previous city contract.

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BC Info BotJan 14, 2023
Global News BC: City seeks new service provider to help clean Downtown Eastside after axing VANDU contract https://globalnews.ca/news/9410595/dtes-street-cleaning-contract/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #downtowneastsidecleaning #cityofvancouvercontract #DowntownEastside #socialenterprise #CityofVancouver #StreetCleaning #microcleaning #Vancouver #Politics #Canada #KenSim #VANDU #DTES
City seeks new service provider to help clean Downtown Eastside after axing VANDU contract

The city is is seeking a service provider for a six-month “Public Realm Cleaning Initiative,” with $450,000 in funding from the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

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