By Erin Knutson Shelby Ross, as part of the episodic overdose prevention (eOPS) team, plays a pivotal role in harm reduction, partnering with their peers…
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Giving Where We Live
East Kootenay Telus Community Ambassadors were recently out in the community ‘Giving Where We Live.’ President Edith LeClair and Vice President David Cumming delivered 50…
Ankors is available for all
By Erin Knutson Ankors peer health navigator and drug checking technician James Kaufman espouses inclusion, compassion, stigma reduction, and diversity as part of the local…
RCMP and social services share views on crime spike
The issue of increasing property crime and the search to find answers and steps forward continued last week when the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce hosted…
Chamber hosting townhalls on growing issues in city
The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce is hosting two upcoming townhall meetings centred around the uptick in petty crime, homelessness, and mental health and addictions struggles…
Council meets with street level support agencies
The growing issues around homelessness, drugs and crime and its impacts to the business community and residents across the City of Cranbrook, was behind a…
Report issued about multiple drug poisonings
A Cranbrook-based group Harm Reduction Saves Lives late yesterday reported an overdose death along with four other people being poisoned in the city. “I just…
Shuswap Band, ANKORS get grants addressing overdoses
Communities and organizations in the Interior Health region now have extra support to expand local overdose response and awareness efforts through a provincial grant program,…
IH issues drug alert for Cranbrook area
Interior Health Authority (IH) Feb. 5 issued a drug alert for the Cranbrook area. e-KNOW
Council approves homeless shelter rezoning
City of Cranbrook council last night adopted a zoning amendment bylaw that allows for the establishment of a homeless shelter at 209-16th Avenue North. Prior…