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New Parksville memorial bench a place to remember people lost to toxic drugs
By Kevin Forsyth at the PQB News – click here for the source article A new memorial bench was installed at the Parksville waterfront thanks to a collaboration by Moms Stop the Harm, Oceanside Community Action Team and Rotary Club of Parksville. (Kevin Forsyth photo) A memorial bench on the […]
In a bid to transform Canada’s drug laws, Vancouver activists risk life imprisonment
Two activists who sourced, tested, and distributed drugs could face life in prison. Their Charter challenge argues drug users have a right to a safer supply by Stephanie Harrington – The Breach Media – Read source article here In late 2022, 34-year-old Dee and their boyfriend bought cocaine and fentanyl […]
International Overdose Awareness Day
Join us at the Parksville Community Park Picnic Shelter to honour and commemorate our loved ones lost to the ongoing toxic drug crisis. August 29th, 2026 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. The theme for this year’s gathering is: Hope in Action: From Darkness to Light The first portion of the […]
Check out the OCAT Activity and Resource Calendar for July
Download and print the PDF. The Salvation Army Soup Kitchen is at 187 Alberni Hwy, Parksville Oceanside Outreach Society is mobile, but you can reach her here. Day Homes operates out fo the Arbutus Grove Church parking lot at 170 Hirst Ave W in Parksville Risebridge does drop ins at […]
How Street Dr. Jill Became BC’s Favourite Influencer
If elected officials won’t heed experts, the outreach physician says, maybe they’ll listen to her 100,000 followers. – From The Tyee – read the source article here “What does someone who is unhoused and sleeping outside do all day?” Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk asks in an Instagram video, standing in front of […]
Film Screenings on the Mid-Island
On behalf of the VIU Harm Reduction Alliance, we invite you to join us in two upcoming events at Vancouver Island University on Tuesday, March 24th and Tuesday, April 14th, 2026. Tuesday, March 24th, 2026: Film Screening of “No Fixed Address: White Cart Memorial” at the Malaspina Theatre, VIU Nanaimo Campus. Doors open at 2:30pm, Q&A with the […]
Court finds DULF guilty for compassion club “heralded as success”
Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24. – Click here to read the original article on Euan Thomson’s Drug Data Decoded
New supervised drug inhalation site opens in Courtenay, B.C.
Former drug user says the service has been needed for a long time Island Health has opened a new, supervised drug inhalation site in the Comox Valley, on mid-Vancouver Island — a service that the health authority and advocates say was badly needed in the community. The small, non-descript building […]
International Toxic Drug Poisoning Awareness Day, August 31st, 2025
Join us Sunday August 31st at 4 pm for International Toxic Drug Poisoning Awareness Day. We’ll be at the Picnic Shelter in Parksville’s Community Park for speeches and refreshments, then at 7 pm for a Candlelight Vigil of Remembrance, hosted by Moms Stop The Harm members.