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Thursday, April 13, 2017 7:00 AM
Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall has issued the following statement:
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 10:15 AM
As of March 31, the Province has opened 500 additional substance-use treatment and intervention beds throughout British Columbia.
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Friday, March 17, 2017 10:50 AM
Updated statistics released from the BC Coroners Service show the number of illicit drug overdose deaths decreased slightly in February. Since the public-health emergency was declared in April 2016, government and its partners have enacted a wide range of measures to make an immediate difference and continue to build on longer-term strategies.
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Monday, March 13, 2017 8:30 AM
A housing study for First Nations Elders and developing social networks are among the projects benefiting seniors in the 18 B.C. communities receiving a total of $342,430 in age-friendly community planning and project grants this year.
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Monday, December 19, 2016 9:35 AM
Updated statistics released today from the BC Coroners Service show the number of illicit drug overdose deaths increased throughout B.C. in November. Government and its partners have taken many significant steps to address the overdose crisis this month.
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Friday, December 16, 2016 4:26 PM
Health Minister Terry Lake and Minister of Public Safety Mike Morris have issued the following statement on the overdose crisis:
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Monday, July 18, 2016 10:30 AM
Health Minister Terry Lake announced $50,000 in new funding to Pain BC today.
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:45 PM
Helping seniors stay active and engaged has earned Pitt Meadows Age-friendly BC Recognition.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 11:00 AM
The Province has provided $50,000 to the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of B.C. (COSCO) to support its conference this fall on healthy aging for seniors.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:30 PM
British Columbia youth and young adults with substance use disorders will soon have more supports with the re-opening of an enhanced, specialized, residential treatment program at the Crossing at Keremeos facility.
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