Drugs, HIV, Homelessness: 4 Manitoba First Nations Declare Public Health Emergency

Island Lake First Nations struggling with HIV, hepatitis C, toxic drugs declare health emergency

First Nations leaders in the Island Lake region of eastern Manitoba declared a regional public health emergency on Thursday, as their communities face interconnected issues including toxic drugs, rising HIV cases and inadequate housing.

First Nations declare regional public health emergency in Manitoba

A toxic drug supply is creating a dangerous mix of addiction, HIV, and hepatitis C in four First Nations in Northern Manitoba, whose leaders say their communities have been left to manage a worsening public health emergency without the resources needed to stop it. “Garden Hill is not asking to be rescued. We are asking to be resourced,” said Councillor Harvey Little from Garden Hill Anisininew Nation. The chiefs were in Winnipeg to declare a reg…

Drugs, HIV, homelessness: 4 Manitoba First Nations declare public health emergency

A regional public health emergency has been declared in four northern Manitoba First Nations. Leaders in the Island Lake First Nations say opioid use, toxic drug supply, HIV, hepatitis C and homelessness have reached a crisis point. The four communities are Red Sucker Lake, Wasagamack, Garden Hill and St. Theresa Point, which are represented by […]

Manitoba First Nations declare public health emergency amid drug, homelessness crisis

Leaders of four northern Manitoba First Nations have declared a regional public health emergency in response to the opioid, toxic drug supply, HIV, hepatitis C and homelessness crisis.