The article gives an overview of the fentanyl crisis, and includes quotes from VCH spokespeople and mention VCH facilities.

Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe says councillors who were at a meeting with new Health Minister Adrian Dix at the recent Union of BC Municipalities convention came away with the impression the NDP government will not support a deal between the Town and Trellis Seniors Services for a long-term care facility.

Eloy van Hal, one of the founders of the Dutch “Dementia Village” for seniors will be speaking at a workshop in Vancouver. The village has been described as one of the world’s most innovative developments in the care for people with dementia.

This month, the San Francisco board of supervisors will hold a hearing on an injection site proposal. The board president, Ms. Breed, visited VCH’s supervised injection sites.

In response to the overdose crisis, BC Emergency Health Services this year began offering training on psychological resilience. VCH has seen a 195-per-cent increase in overdose or poisoning calls since 2012.

Vancouver police are appealing to the public to provide video and details to help solve the double homicide of Dianna Mah-Jones and her husband Richard Jones on Sept. 26.

Lions Gate Hospital patient shares the difficulty and need for preferred loading for Sunshine Coast residents that must travel for medical appointments using BC Ferries.

Panel pointed out the benefits of a safe space in Baltimore for drug use for those addicted to opioids. Mentions Insite’s success in Vancouver.

With four B.C. drug users dying of an overdose every day, the province’s first minister of mental health and addictions outlined new programs on the way.

Vancouver businesses associations are calling to expand harm-reduction programs, including prescription heroin. Dr. Scott MacDonald of Crosstown Clinic mentioned.