Okanagan Indian Band Toxic Drug Forum series

at Winfield Memorial Hall (Postponed until hall booking issues are corrected)

at Round Lake Hall Event complete

at New Horizons March 17th 5pm-8pm

at Head of the Lake Hall March 18th 5pm-8pm

For more information contact Nicole Sullivan 250-309-7364 or Lane Brewer 250-241-7595.

The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) Health Department would like to announce a series of Toxic Drug Forums taking place throughout March, with the collaboration of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and Interior Health (IH). These events will focus on Prevention, Harm Reduction, Substance Abuse Treatment, and Recovery/Aftercare; we will discuss the services available from each of these organizations in these areas of service delivery. We invite you to come learn what is available and provide community-based discussions to address the toxic drug crisis.

Each forum will include a meal and a roundtable discussion. Community members will have the opportunity to share their ideas, and we can discuss the direction that the Okanagan Indian Band wants to go with harm reduction, treatment, and other services needed to address the toxic drug crisis. This is an opportunity to have your voice heard and help shape the future of community health initiatives.

In the first three events at Duck Lake, Six Mile and Round Lake we will lay groundwork for the final event at Head of the Lake Hall. At the final event representatives from OKIB, FNHA and IH will provide an information session and share available resources to support band members. We will also discuss the prospectives of the community and how we can work together to minimize the impacts of the Toxic Drug Crisis.

For those interested in Naloxone training, you will be able to schedule a session with our peer support worker for personalized instruction.

As a special incentive, there will be draw prizes for meat packs, giving participants the chance to win high-quality meat packs.

Mark your calendars and join us for an evening of learning, support, and healing. Together, we can make a difference in addressing this crisis.