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There have been 680 suspected deaths in 2021 with an average of 170 fatalities every month. B.C. is on pace in 2021 to shatter last year’s grim record of 1,726 drug deaths The province declared a public health emergency in 2016 in response to an alarming number of drug overdose deaths. In the five years since, more than 7,000 British Columbians have died from an illicit drug overdose The B.C. Coroners Service says fentanyl, the synthetic opioid fuelling the crisis, was detected in 86 per cent of the deaths both this year and last. In 2012, fentanyl was detected in just five per cent of drug overdoses.
On Wednesday, ahead of a substantial weekend snowstorm, Colorado State Patrol warned drivers about a different kind of natural event taking place on Highway 50, near milepost 420. Wait, we have a milepost 420? The large grass fire (I know) was burning in Bent County between Las Animas and Hasty. Shortly after 11 a.m., authorities closed Highway 50 between milepost 408 and 410, due to low visibility from the smoke, but later extended the closure to 420. Get our free mobile app By 1 p.m., local volunteer firefighters got the blaze under control, and the highway has since reopened. Colorado State Patrol shared a video of the 'smoke dirt devil' that formed on the side of the road, below.
A ‘Family’ of Artists of the Downtown Eastside For many in the neighbourhood, art has been a lifeline. Now a new collective is bringing their work to a wider audience. Jen St. Denis is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. SHARES Smokey Devil, also known as Smokey D, has documented the poisoned drug crisis in both his street art and on canvases. Photo by Maggie MacPherson. Wendy Stewart spends days working on each of her paintings of downtown Vancouver street scenes. Ken Foster works quickly, churning out paintings by the dozens.