As the opioid-related death rate remains virtually unchanged from the previous year, Mayor Matthew Shoemaker says the mental health and addictions crisis is the foremost challenge in the community
The people of Sault Ste. Marie marked International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday with speeches and a sombre moment of silence at the Memorial Wall followed by a livelier information-filled event at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion.“I myself am getting tired. The calls keep coming and and my heart keeps breaking,” said Raynor-Elliot earlier Thursday at the Memorial Wall outside the Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre.
To get a star filled in, there is an application process to go through, but the rocks at the base of the Memorial Wall can be filled in by anybody and special markers were provided at the service for just that reason. “We have a higher than provincial average rates of opioid-related emergency department visits, opioid related hospitalizations, and unfortunately opioid related deaths,” said Shoemaker. “Words do not do justice to the losses and pain that so many have experienced and on behalf of city council, I want to offer my condolences to everyone affected by the mental health and addictions crisis,” said Shoemaker.
“People with addiction challenges need health care. They need our compassion and support and our understanding,” he said.
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