A B.C. mom has just walked the length of Haida Gwaii in preparation for an event raising awareness about drug addiction treatment.
A B.C. mom has just walked the length ofGwaii in protest and preparation for an event aimed at creating awareness about the lack of drug addiction treatment and safe supply options in small B.C. communities.Gwaii for a springtime run she has monikered “Aubrey’s Run Across B.C.” in memory of her son, who died from drug poisoning last August.
People inside the ministry took notice. In early November, she met with Sheila Malcolmson, who was the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions at the time, as well as B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, Bonnie Henry. “I decided to put my focus somewhere else and so for the run across BC, my focus is more on the people involved, people who use drugs, their families and young people … I feel like we need to band together.”
Michalofsky feels like it is regrettable that her run will only reach southern B.C., but the 51-year-old did not want to overcommit and have to cancel part of the event due to an injury. “You know one of us will say, `Well, I gave all sorts of money,’ and the other will say, `Well I didn’t give any money,’ and we realize it didn’t make a difference.”The run she is doing this spring is to honour her son, who graduated from Selkirk’s law and justice program.
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