Response_Letter_HTH-2016-64518.pdf
Response_Package_HTH-2016-64518.pdf
FOI Request - HTH-2016-64518 A breakdown of how the 10 million announced by the Premier at UBCM 2016 on September 28 is being allocated towards specific initiatives to combat overdose deaths, specifically how much is being allocated for the following announced initiatives, and what the funding will deliver in terms of each initiative (i.e. number of pieces of new equipment, additional staff, cetera): A community outreach strategy by police and health authorities, including community forums to increase awareness of fentanyl dangers; Equipment and supplies for the RCMP Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response Team to support B.C.’s police with drug testing; Enhanced enforcement activities targeted at illicit fentanyl traffickers; Enhanced file investigation for overdose deaths by the B.C. Coroner’s Service - Coroners Service Drug Death Investigation Team; Renovating and equipping new spaces or purchasing mobile units to expand supervised consumption services; Purchasing drug identification equipment for B.C.’s Provincial Toxicology Centre at the BC Centre for Disease Control; Enhanced surveillance work on overdoses by health authorities and the BCCDC; The BC Centre on Substance Use. (Date Range for Record Search: From 09/28/2016 To 11/01/2016) FOI Request FOI Request 2017-01-27 Health 1 2017 Response_Letter_HTH-2016-64518.pdf Response_Package_HTH-2016-64518.pdf Political Party $0.00