Veld Music Festival

• 30 Veld Music Festival concertgoers taken to hospital with overdoses: Toronto Paramedics

  As Toronto officials continue to respond to a recent spike of fatal overdose deaths in the city, paramedics say 30 people were taken to hospital with drug overdoses amid new safety measures put in place at this year’s Veld Music Festival.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2017
  
• Toronto’s Veld Music Festival introduces new safety measures amid recent spike in drug overdoses

  News of the new measures came just before Toronto police issued public safety alerts late last week in the wake of a recent spike of overdose deaths, with as many as six drug-related fatalities being recorded in the city since July 27.

  Consumer

  Aug 4, 2017
  
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• Music festivalgoers urged to bring drug overdose kits

  In the midst of a crisis involving rising numbers of opioid-related drug overdoses and deaths, health officials in Alberta and Ontario are urging summer music festivals goers to bring their own overdose kits.

  Health

  Jul 31, 2017
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• Heavy storms slam southern Ontario, Veld Music Festival cancelled

  Heavy storms slammed the Greater Toronto Area and parts of southern Ontario Sunday putting a damper on long weekend events, including an outdoor music festival.

  Weather

  Aug 2, 2015
• New drug prevention measures in place for Veld Music Festival

  Organizers of this year's Veld Music Festival in Toronto have put in place new drug prevention measures following the deaths of two people a year ago.

  Jul 20, 2015
• Homicide investigation launched after two die at Veld Music Festival

  Toronto police have launched a homicide investigation after a 20-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man died at a weekend music festival.

  Aug 5, 2014
• Mammoliti wants councillors to resign after deaths at Veld

  Giorgio Mammoliti is calling for the resignation of fellow councillors Mike Layton and Gord Perks after the deaths of two people at a weekend music festival.

  Politics

  Aug 5, 2014