On a day that saw topics as diverse as housing, reconciliation and wildfires on the agenda, there was special attention paid to the toxic drug crisis by mayors, councillors and other stakeholders gathering to discuss major issues in British Columbia.
The “Opioid and Overdose Crisis” is the second of three special resolutions the Union of B.C. Municipalities will vote on at the annual convention this week and there was a full house at a policy session discussing decriminalization and harm reduction.
“We are struggling significantly and we need our provincial partners to come to the table because it’s just not something we can solve ourselves,” said Cori Ramsay, moderator and Prince George city councillor.
She said on a per capita basis, Prince George has more toxic drug deaths than Vancouver and revealed that her mother was among the provincial statistics.
