Fort Saint James Mayor Bob Motion is gravely concerned over the number of overdoses in the community.
An alert was issued by the district’s RCMP Detachment this week after emergency crews responded to numerous overdoses.
Crews attended two calls for service in one day at the same house, resulting in one death.
The matter is now under investigation by the BC Coroners Service.
Motion told Vista Radio an issue like this hits pretty close to home for rural communities like theirs.
“You might not know that person directly but you are only one person removed from someone who knew that person. That’s how it hits us a lot harder in a place like this because in a city like Prince George there are more people obviously and less of a direct connection.”