Aug 23, 2024
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This year on the Overdose Awareness Day, partners in Timiskaming are putting a spotlight on three collaborative events scheduled on Thursday, August 29.
• Starting at 3 p.m. at the Toburn Mine property, the Kirkland Lake event includes free outdoor BBQ, live music, naloxone education, drug testing kits, and harm reduction services brought by our partners. In addition, the Town of Kirkland Lake will bring purple lighting to its gateway board to commemorate the day. A memorial will take place for those who suffered and those who took action to stop the preventable deaths. Anyone is welcome to take part. This event will be joined by the Pavilion Women’s Centre (PWC), the Salvation Army, Northeastern Recovery Centre, No More KL, Timiskaming Health Unit (THU), TDAS, and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).
• On the same day from 9 – 11 a.m., the event in Temiskaming Shores will take place in front of the Centre de santé/CMHA building at 20 May St S. The event includes an art project led by PWC, which allows people and service providers to remember loved ones through arts and conversation. Information, resources, naloxone kits, and training will be provided on-site by local partners. This event will be joined by THU, TDAS, The Salvation Army, CMHA, the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB), Timiskaming Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Zack’s Crib, Cam’s Club, and Mino M’shki-ki Indigenous Health Team.
• A smaller gathering in Englehart will take place from 12 – 1:30 p.m. This event will take place in Centennial Park, near 3rd St and 4th Ave. Free promotion items, memorial board, naloxone and harm reduction training, snacks, and refreshments will be provided by THU, joined by the Englehart Family Health Team, the Salvation Army, CMHA, and PWC.
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