Addictions

Interior Health issues drug alert for Kootenays

Addictions My Kootenay Now - October 19, 2026

Interior Health has issued a drug alert for the Kootenays, warning of multiple overdoses involving down containing high amounts of fluorofentanyl and medetomidine.

August free of drug-related deaths in Kootenay-Boundary

Addictions My Kootenay Now - October 14, 2026

Nobody died due to toxic drugs in the Kootenay-Boundary in August, according to figures from the BC Coroners Service.

After a respite, Kootenay-Boundary drug deaths spike in June

Addictions My Kootenay Now - August 25, 2026

According to statistics out today from the BC Coroners Service, there were five deaths in the West Kootenay-Boundary in June and two deaths in the East Kootenay.

No drug-related deaths in Kootenay-Boundary in May

Addictions My Kootenay Now - July 9, 2026

According to stats from the BC Coroners Service, May was the third month in a row where there were no deaths in the East Kootenay and the first month since last October that no one died in the West Kootenay-Boundary.

Trail seeks more answers on treatment beds

Addictions Greg Nesteroff - July 1, 2026

A Trail city councillor wants to press Interior Health for further information on publicly-funded substance use treatment and recovery bed capacity in the area.

Drugs claimed 2 more lives in West Kootenay-Boundary in April

Addictions My Kootenay Now - June 12, 2026

Two more people died in April in the West Kootenay-Boundary due to toxic drugs, according to the BC Coroners Service.

UPDATED: Debate on Trail overdose prevention site postponed indefinitely

Addictions Greg Nesteroff - May 25, 2026

The topic was on the agenda tonight following a notice of motion introduced last month by councillor Nick Cashol, who wasn't present for the discussion.

Trail conference to tackle drug crisis misinformation

Addictions Greg Nesteroff - May 24, 2026

Community action teams from Trail, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks and ANKORS are jointly hosting the event, entitled A Community Conversation on Current Issues in the Toxic Drug Crisis.

West Kootenay-Boundary has BC’s highest rate of drug-related deaths

Addictions My Kootenay Now - May 13, 2026

According to the BC Coroners Service, there were four deaths in our region that month, a rate of 4.6 per 100,000 population. That was the highest of any health subregion in BC.