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.
Lepine, who hails from Brandon, Man., was known for his selflessness and generosity, says his former girlfriend Destiny Cathcart. Lepine died at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg on Wednesday after he was injured during an attack on Nov. 12, a Brandon police news release said on Friday.