After learning how Kimberly Squirrel died, her sister asks about supports that could have prevented her death After learning how Kimberly Squirrel died, her sister Kara wants to know about supports offered for people with circumstances similar to her sister s.
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Publishing date: Apr 26, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 4 minute read • Kara Squirrel (left) with sister Kimberly Squirrel (right). Kimberly died on Jan. 23, 2021 from a combined drug toxicity after her release from the Pine Grove Correctional Centre. Uploaded April 26, 2021. Photo courtesy of Kara Squirrel. Photo by Photo courtesy of Kara Squirrel /Photo courtesy of Kara Squirrel
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Honey makers and a cattle rancher, a pole-dancing studio and a florist are just some of the dozens of Saskatoon businesses lining up to fundraise for a safe drug consumption site that was denied provincial funding.
A pilates instructor; a theatre; cafes; a plumber; a butcher; a cannabis dispensary; a clothing store and more put money and products on the table to help Prairie Harm Reduction’s site.
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PHR executive director Jason Mercredi said he counted 46 businesses raising money in the impromptu campaign as of Tuesday, none of which were solicited by the non-profit.
Posted: Apr 23, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 23
A demonstrator holds a sign reading protect humanity as they rally in support of Prairie Harm Reduction on April 7.(Matt Garand/CBC)
Saskatchewan s government chose not to support Saskatoon s supervised consumption site, so community members are stepping up to fill in that gap.
Prairie Harm Reduction s supervised consumption site, which allows people to use drugs with safe instruments and in the presence of a paramedic in case the supply is contaminated, was left out of the recent provincial budget.
PHR also serves community members living with addiction, housing or mental health challenges. I don t think it s too late for them to do the right thing, executive director Jason Mercredi said. We need provincial funding.The province knows they should be funding us.
Alberta restaurants have banded together to weather COVID-19 shutdowns Published April 19, 2021
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Alberta’s restaurant industry has endured three rounds of shutdowns over the past year, each prompted by increasingly powerful waves of COVID-19. The latest restrictions started last week, when a sharp rise in infections prompted the provincial government to shut down indoor dining yet again.
Karen Kho, co-owner of Calgary’s Empire Provisions, which specializes in packaged foods and cured meats, and its fast-casual sister eatery Lil’ Empire, says it’s been a tumultuous year that has forced the industry to band together.