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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 9:15 AM
British Columbia youth and young adults struggling with serious substance use problems now have access to Ashnola at The Crossing, the re-opened and re-named 22-bed residential treatment program in Keremeos.
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Monday, March 27, 2017 1:15 PM
The Province is providing Richmond Addiction Services Society and Turning Point Recovery Society a combined total of $465,000 to support programs and services for people with mental health and substance use issues.
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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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Sunday, March 12, 2017 9:03 AM
A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Lytton to support its seniors housing action plan.
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Friday, March 10, 2017 7:21 AM
A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the District of Mackenzie to support a seniors’ housing and health services assessment.
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Friday, March 10, 2017 7:15 AM
A $10,500 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Burns Lake to support a seniors’ housing assessment project.
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Friday, March 3, 2017 1:15 PM
The Province is providing $76,000 for a program that helps multicultural seniors, who are new to Canada, feel more comfortable and confident when they are out in the community.
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Monday, February 20, 2017 1:00 PM
A new mental-health digital hub that will make it easier for thousands of British Columbians to find the services and supports closest to them is among various targeted initiatives totalling $140 million over three years under Budget 2017 to support those with mental-health and substance-use challenges.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:15 PM
Government is investing more than $16 million to increase addictions treatment services in the short term as part of the battle against the epidemic of illicit drug overdoses.
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