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KAMLOOPS — Last week saw the highest number of overdose-related 911 calls in the province’s history.
Between November 17th and 23rd, BC Emergency Health Services Paramedics responded to over 500 suspected overdose calls in British Columbia, with 11 coming in Kamloops alone.
This morning, BC Health Minister Terry Lake was at the BC Ambulance building on Dalhousie Drive, where he announced increased resources for first responders, in the province, in response to the opioid overdose crisis gripping the province.