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Fentanyl found in Yorkton traffic stop By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Yorkton RCMP is warning the public about the dangers of fentanyl after the drug was seized during a traffic stop in the city on May 25. Analysis by Health Canada has revealed that the substances known as fentanyl, carfentanil, cyclopropylfentanyl, methoxyacetylfentanyl, furanylfentanyl and heroin were found in drugs seized during the incident. Two individuals were charged following the incident, Linda Becker, 50, and Frederick Charles Severight, 29. Due to fentanyl being found in the drugs seized during the traffic stop, the RCMP wants the public to be aware of the
signs of opioid overdose in order to help save lives if they come across someone who has taken fentanyl, either knowingly or unknowingly. Those signs include blue lips or nails, dizziness or confusion, difficulty waking, choking, gurgling or snoring sounds, slow, weak or no breathing and drowsiness or difficulty staying awake. If someone encounters someone they believe has suffered from an opioid overdose, they need to call 911, administer naxolone if available, and stay with the person until help arrives. The RCMP is also recommending that people get naxolone kits if they know someone who is taking opioids.
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Rib event supports health foundation By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer
Staff Photo by Devin Wilger
Old fashioned picnic The Children’s Pioneer Days at the Western Development Museum proved that whether it’s 1818 or 2018, there are some pastimes that never get old. Kids participated in an old time picnic, which
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included a relay race that featured a variety of pioneer-inspired activities, finishing off with a sack race.
The 2018 edition of Rhythm ‘n Ribs turned a solid profit, allowing the event organizers to contribute $38,782 to the Health Foundation. The presentation was made at a press conference Friday. Health Foundation co-chair Diane Rusnak said the money will go to completing an upgrade to the laboratory facilities at the Sunrise Health Centre in Yorkton. “The lab is a big part of the hospital here,” she said. The hospital laboratory is the fourth busiest in the province, said Health Foundation Executive Director Ross Fisher, adding it serves people from a large area around the city. The equipment upgrade at the laboratory will allow for faster test results which means quicker reports back to doctors, said Fisher. Rhythm ‘n Ribs co-chairs Bruce Thurston and Ron Skinner said the donation was a gratifying one as it shows growth in terms of the event, which operated at a break-even level in year one. “This year was a huge success,” said Thurston, “we made a lot of money that the Health Foundation can put toward the purchase of new equipment for the lab in the Yorkton Regional Hospital and we held an event that is good for Yorkton and Region.”
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