Tag: BC Coroner’s Service

Kootenays see no toxic drug-related deaths in January

Interior Health saw 21 unregulated drug-related deaths in January, but none in the Kootenay region. According to the BC Coroners...

BC sees 13 per cent year-over-year decline in overdose deaths; Kootenay Boundary tallies 35 deaths in 2024

The Kootenay Boundary tallies 35 illicit drug fatalities in 2024, down from the previous year’s 41 deaths. Nelson and Trail...

ANKORS says harm reduction plays vital role in fighting toxic drug crisis

The BC Coroners Service says the province reported nine per cent fewer toxic drug deaths in the first 10...

Two Kootenay residents killed by drug poisoning in October

According to the latest report from the BC Coroners Service, two residents from the Kootenays were killed by toxic...

Over 40 Kootenay residents killed by toxic drugs in first nine months of 2024

The latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) show toxic drugs as the cause of 44 deaths in...

Kootenay records 23 deaths by drug poisoning in first six months of 2024

The Kootenays have recorded 23 deaths from toxic drugs in the first six months of 2024. 14 deaths were reported...

Man killed in single vehicle incident west of Salmo

A 43-year-old man from Salmo tragically lost his life this weekend in a single-vehicle collision west of Salmo, near...

24 youth toxic drug deaths recorded in BC Interior since 2019

A new report from the BC Coroner’s Service (BCCS) states Interior accounted for 19 percent of toxic drug deaths...

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