BC Gov News

To bolster the efforts underway to prevent illicit drug overdoses and related deaths, Premier Christy Clark announced that the Province is providing $10 million to support a British Columbia addiction treatment research and training centre and to fund strategies identified under the Joint Task Force on Overdose Prevention.

Like individual victims of crime, communities can now submit impact statements for the court’s consideration during the sentencing of convicted offenders.

The number of illicit drug deaths continued to drop slightly in August but the number of deaths from illicit drug use remains significantly increased from previous years, the latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service show.

Provincial Health officer Dr. Perry Kendall and director of police services Clayton Pecknold, co-chairs of the Joint Task Force on Overdose Response, have released the following statement.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident in Nanaimo on Sept. 5, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Campbell River on Sept. 5, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after an air crash in Powell River on Sept. 5, 2016.

As the last long weekend of the summer approaches, the BC Coroners Service is urging residents and visitors to stay safe when boating.

Investigation has shown that a woman who was found deceased after a motor-vehicle incident in Central Saanich actually died of natural causes.