Doctors’ network sets up directory for New West community services
New Westminster Record: A new initiative is aiming to improve access to low-cost or free services, whether it’s housing resources or mental health supports, in the New Westminster area.
Burnaby to look at training warming centre staff in overdose response
Powell River Peak: Burnaby city staff will be studying potential naloxone and overdose prevention training at the city’s warming centres after a request by an overdose crisis working group that the training and resources be put in place at the centres. The Burnaby Community Action Team (BCAT) on the Overdose Crisis penned a letter to council in late May with two calls to action for the city, including providing overdose response training and supplies to warming centre staff.
