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What sobering centres are and why Kamloops is fighting for one
Kamloops city council and staff have been pushing the province for a sobering centre since…
WE DO RECOVER: Drug addicted Kamloops mom gets her life back
Jaimie-Lynn Burt is a cheerful, vibrant woman in her 20s who is raising three small…
Mental health crisis response team up and running in Penticton
A new mental health crisis support program is up and running in Penticton. Interior Health…
Penticton addictions centre officially reopens after receiving council’s support
Penticton’s Pathways Addictions Resource Centre has officially reopened after it received council’s support following a…
Kamloops council calls for review of outcomes at local supportive housing projects
Kamloops city council has decided to implement more local measures to address homelessness. In a…
10 youth substance abuse recovery beds headed to Kelowna
KELOWNA – A contract for 10 substance use treatment beds for youth has been awarded…
Kamloops may soon host B.C.’s first designated mental health court
Kamloops may become the first city in B.C. with a designated mental health court system.…
Kelowna society hitting ‘every public venue’ to get support for youth addiction treatment
KELOWNA – Everyone knows there’s an addiction crisis in B.C. Everyone knows the government’s focus…
You probably can’t afford this Kelowna addiction treatment centre
KELOWNA – At $18,000 per month, not too many people with drug or alcohol addictions…
The Mustard Seed Kamloops to reboot recovery program
KAMLOOPS — The Mustard Seed Kamloops announced earlier this week it would be shutting down…
Kelowna councillor says housing isn’t enough for street-entrenched population
KELOWNA – Kelowna Coun. Mohini Singh feels powerless to help the many people in the…
Opioid replacement therapy just one of the tools Interior Health uses to save lives
KELOWNA – Andrew Leaking is living proof that programs to help drug addicted homeless people…
Vernon mayoral candidate wants to see Okanagan communities join forces against addiction
VERNON – Mayoral candidate Darrin Taylor promises to be a voice for the citizens of…
Kamloops council concerned with Interior Health hesitancy to support needle buyback
KAMLOOPS – Interior Health's lack of support for needle buyback programs was a hot topic…
Kamloops RCMP, Interior Health plan to sign a new agreement for Car 40 program
KAMLOOPS – A mobile mental health unit initiated by Interior Health and Kamloops RCMP will…
A mother battles the system as her Kamloops son fights drug addiction, mental illness
KAMLOOPS – A mother of a Kamloops man says she is losing hope of ever…
REVIVED: Kamloops woman saved from opioid overdose gets second chance
"We found you on the sidewalk," the paramedics told Jen as she came to. "You…
Provincial politicians coming to Kamloops for health presentations
KAMLOOPS – The provincial government is looking to hear citizens' ideas about the health care…
Off the streets, the drugs and the alcohol, Vernon men give each other strength and hope
“I REALIZED I WAS GOING TO DIE SO I CAME BACK” VERNON – The meeting…
The many lives of Mario Aragon, and the new one Vernon gave him
VERNON - When he was a kid, Mario Aragon’s grandfather nicknamed him ‘tiacuache’—Spanish for opossum—because the animals are said to have seven lives. Mario, now 53, has lived up to the moniker. His journey from the small Oaxaca village he was born in to Bill’s Place, an addictions recovery home in Vernon, has been a...
This is why Penticton needs a detox centre
"THEY'RE NOT THROWAWAY PEOPLE." PENTICTON - A young man leaves a detox centre in Kelowna and heads home to Penticton—a taxi ride, a bus ride and walk away. His body is rid of the alcohol it was so dependent on only a week ago; now’s an opportunity for him to start fresh, get a job...