Interior Health has identified possible locations for safe injection sites in Kamloops and Kelowna.
The health authority declared a public health emergency in April after experiencing a huge increase in the number of overdose deaths.
In Kelowna, 477 Leon Avenue is being considered as a permanent site, while the authority would like to put a mobile unit in the city –
as well as one in Kamloops.
Residents can weigh in by logging onto the Interior Health website – and filling out the online feedback form
Global News at 11 Okanagan
Safe Injection Sites
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