Castanet Okanagan - Aug 31, 2023
Ignorance, blame, and punishment are perpetuating the toxic drug crisis, the We Will Recover Society says, and because of this they are holding a two day event to raise awareness around International Overdose Awareness Day. Lori Vrebosch, Executive Director of We Will Recover Society says it’s ridiculous that there is still no effective and concrete action being done about the toxic drug crisis and explains that we as a society are failing on all fronts...
Castanet Okanagan - June 14, 2023
National Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on June 21, and one local initiative is calling on people to “lend a hand” for a movement called “unbroken together” which seeks unity in the face of recovery
and reconciliation. Hundreds of students and community members from the Oliver and Osyoos area were called upon
to come out and lend a hand to help
paint a 24' tipi canvas...
Globe & Mail - 01/10/22
Lori Vrebosch doesn’t fit anyone’s image of an agitator. She is 50 years old and drives a shiny black SUV. She travels around with her little dog Ike, an apple head Chihuahua with bad breath. Her favourite expression is “holy macaroni.”
But on Oct. 2, 2018, she got a call that changed her forever. Her son Mitchell had died of a drug overdose at the age of 25.
Global News - 12/01/21
A newly established, Lethbridge-based and Indigenous-led non-profit organization which focuses on recovery, support and education has launched in southern Alberta.
A tipi is now set up in Park Place Mall to launch a new organization in southern Alberta. Mark Brave Rock with the Sage Clan Patrol said the tipi is a symbol of home.
CBC News - 07/13/20
About two dozen figures stood silhouetted on Piikani Nation land on Sunday, two metres apart, holding white crosses for a memorial photoshoot with the Rocky Mountains in the background.
Some were Indigenous, while others came from nearby southern Alberta communities. They all share one thing in common — they've lost loved ones to overdoses.
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