Fewer free naloxone kits will be in the community without program renewal

On today’s show, the Tantramar Region could lose its free supply of intranasal naloxone by the end of March, without a last minute funding renewal from Health Canada. Ashley Legere, Executive Director of the Cumberland Homelessness & Housing Support Association talks about the importance of having access to these live saving kits. We’ll also hear from Saint John Ambulance, with statements from Health Canada and New Brunswick’s Department of Health.

Plus in news briefs: Green Party leader David Coon is coming to Sackville on Tuesday to talk about healthcare; Tantramar Council’s Committee of the Whole is meeting today at 3pm at Sackville Town Hall; and William Wallace (Wallie) Sears, a prominent and much decorated local journalist and columnist, has passed away.

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