Cara Tully and Jasmine Krahn say having their bikes stolen as they slept was a rude awakening. Theirs were among the 190 bikes stolen in Brandon, Man,. in 2023 up from 145 the year before, according to police.
Solange Machado, the Brandon co-ordinator with the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network, estimates the city has seen around one overdose death a week recently. In the past, she would hear of around one overdose death a month, if that, she says.