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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 Walking for Terry!
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Bernyce Wand (right) and others at The Wexford seniors residence wore silver wigs for a fun Silver Fox Walk Wednesday afternoon. They were raising awareness about the Terry Fox Run, which takes place Sunday morning in Tsawwassen. For more on the annual fundraiser, see Page 15.
Drug dangers not sinking in Fentanyl forum in Tsawwassen held after nine overdoses in single night DAVE WILLIS
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Mayor Lois Jackson said drug dealers are willing to trade lives for a quick buck.
gerous the drug can be. The event, held at South Delta Secondary, was co-hosted by the Delta Police Department, the Corporation of Delta and the Delta School District. “How many times have we repeated ourselves over and over again about the perils of drug use? Schools and police have constantly been working
to educate our youth, but for some reason the message is just not getting across to some,” said Mayor Lois Jackson. Nine young adults in South Delta overdosed on what was believed to be fentanyl-laced cocaine within a 20-minute period in the early morning hours of Sept. 1. All survived thanks to first
responders. “Unfortunately, since then there has been a fatal overdose in North Delta. My thoughts and prayers, and I know yours are too, go out to the family and friends of that young person,” Jackson told the audience, which filled the majority of the seats of the high school theatre. MAYOR: see Page 3
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