Remembering lives lost to toxic drug crisis through ‘purple chair campaign’
The campaign asks residents to place purple chairs at homes and city halls to honor overdose victims and raise awareness, organizers said.
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New Parksville memorial bench a place to remember people lost to toxic drugs - Parksville Qualicum News
A memorial bench on the Parksville waterfront will provide a place for people to spend a quiet moment and remember loved ones lost to the ongoing toxic drug crisis. The bench was made possible through a collaboration between Moms Stop The Harm members, Oceanside Community Action Team and the Rotary Club of Parksville. “It’s something that our moms group has wanted for a number of years and through the OCAT and Rotary, they made that possible,” s…
Remembering lives lost to toxic drug crisis through ‘purple chair campaign’
A campaign has been launched to remind West Kootenay communities about the 'tragedies still unfolding here with the toxic drug crisis,' according to Autonomous Sinixt. In one single week in April 2026, in the city of Trail, within the unceded territory, nine people died from toxic drug overdoses, sa...
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