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Region sees spike in deaths linked to fentanyl Daniel Palmer News staff
Bruschetta and Doug Franklin, and Oak Bay reserve constable Aubrey Blackhall, will ride nonstop around the University of Victoria’s Ring Road for 24 hours in July. “The motivation (when riding for so long) is just thinking about the kids. Think about the 24 hours that they’ve got to stay up when they can’t sleep because they’re in so much pain from their chemotherapy treatment,” Nunn said.
Provincial health officials are warning that a potent prescription drug on the streets is responsible for at least eight deaths in the Capital Region so far this year. Fentanyl, an opiate used for pain control, is believed to be a contributing factor in 23 deaths across the province in the first four months of 2013, according to the B.C. Coroners Service. There were 20 deaths connected to the drug in B.C. in all of 2012. Victoria police Const. Mike Russell said police officers have noticed a spike in fentanyl use in the city, and remain concerned when any new drug hits local streets. “We are aware of its use,” he said. Dr. Perry Kendall, provincial health officer, issued a provincewide warning to emergency room doctors and paramedics last Wednesday, after a meeting with the coroner’s office, police officers, public health officials and toxicologists. “It’s a very, very, very potent narcotic,” Kendall said. Matt Brown, Island regional coroner, confirmed eight deaths linked to fentanyl have occurred in the Capital Region, but said he can’t discuss specifics.
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Tour de Rock riders, from left, Kevin Nunn, Saanich police quartermaster, Saanich police Const. Lisa Bruschetta, and Oak Bay reserve Const. Aubrey Blackhall are planning a 24-hour ride around UVic’s Ring Road to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.
New extremes for cancer fundraiser Tour de Rock members plan 24-hour ride around UVic’s Ring Road in July Kyle Slavin News staff
Kevin Nunn is no stranger to pushing himself to the extreme, all for the sake of improving the lives of kids with cancer. The 50-year-old civilian quartermaster for
the Saanich Police Department raised more than $45,000 in 2011 and 2012 by pushing his body to its limits – a run from Duncan to Saanich, and walking a half-marathon pulling a BMW Mini – to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society’s Tour de Rock. This year Nunn was named to the 2013 Tour de Rock team, and he and three of his fellow riders have decided to take their fundraising efforts another step further. “To keep the extreme going, I think a 24-hour bike ride is, again, well out there,” Nunn said. He, along with Saanich cops Lisa
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