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Posts tagged safer supply

Grief Fire held at Vancouver Island University 10 years after toxic drug crisis declared

On April 14, 2016, the Government of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in response to the increase in toxic drug deaths happening across the province.

NanaimoLauryn MackenzieApril 15, 2026Nanaimo, VIU, Vancouver Island University, Harm reduction, Toxic Drugs, Toxic Drug Crisis, safer supply, OPS, Overdose

Lack of prescribers in Nanaimo limiting access to safer supply

A VIU nursing professor and member of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association is questioning if the plan to expand the prescribed safer supply program in British Columbia is feasible after the provincial health officer released a review of the program.