REGINA -- The Nēwo Yōtina Friendship Centre said it's determined to launch a pilot overdose prevention site in Regina sometime in January 2021. The Centre announced it is making an exemption application to the provincial government for an urgent public health needs site, in response to a high number of overdoses and deaths seen in Regina during 2020. It’s an issue the organization is far from immune to. “We’ve lost a client recently, we’ve had staff affected by the losses from overdose,” said Michael Parker, Nēwo Yōtina Executive Director. “It would’ve been helpful a year ago, and things don’t seem to be getting better.”