Premier rejects call for non-prescribed safe supply as BC sets drug death record

A total of 112 people In Nanaimo died from unregulated drugs in 2023, a 43 per cent increase over the previous year.

Over 50 local officials in B.C. call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Over 50 members of local governments in British Columbia have signed an open letter urging the Government of Canada to call for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza.

Premier David Eby addresses challenges to Vancouver Island’s economy

Premier David Eby addressed the State of the Island Economic Summit in Nanaimo on Thursday morning, speaking about housing, transportation and the toxic drug crisis.

NewsMick SweetmanOctober 26, 2023David Eby, Ec, Vancouver Island, drug policy, Housing, Highway 4, Nan

Advocates say more overdose prevention sites are needed if public drug use law is enacted

The BC NDP introduced legislation that would prohibit use of illicit drugs in public spaces, but advocates say more overdose prevention sites are needed.

NewsMick SweetmanOctober 7, 2023David Eby, drug policy, NANDU, Pivot Legal Soceity

Nanaimo mayor calls decriminalization a failure

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog says that drug decriminalization in B.C has been a failure as Health Canada bans possession near playgrounds, splashpads and skateparks.