A spike in overdose deaths in April has prompted the Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) to declare a state of local emergency, urging government agencies to work together to help stop the loss of life.
The order was issued for all six Tŝilhqot’in communities, located west of Williams Lake, and provides the Nation with the opportunity to access additional government support, noted the TNG in a news release issued Friday, April 12.
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