ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the…
A statement from the Ehattesaht First Nation says six young people have died from drug overdoses in the small village over the past few months.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
He says Ehattesaht has reached the end of its ability to cope with the crisis with the “Band-Aids” it patches together. “I know there are good words from government, but we are still being handed from one ministry or department to another,” he says. “Every day I sit with families heartbroken with worry and its unacceptable.”
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