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PDS In the News
Overdose Outreach Team Disbands as Federal Funding Expires
Those who relied on MSORT outreach team “are very upset that it is no longer accessible,” one team member says
Apr 16, 2024
Lessons Learned from Peterborough’s Latest Homelessness Initiatives
Highlights from a panel discussion at the 2024 Community Symposium on Housing and Homelessness.
Mar 25, 2024
Symposium in Peterborough Tackles Housing and Homelessness
A two-day symposium on housing and homelessness was held in Peterborough in February 2024.
Feb 22, 2024
No City Naloxone Policy Forthcoming Despite Pleas For Action From Delegations
Jessica Penner (PDS) informed Councillors that research suggests that nearly 13% of the population has used prescription opioids in the past
Apr 24, 2023
Timeline: Inside Peterborough’s 4-Year Fight for a Safe Consumption Site (CTS)
The Peterborough community has been working to open a safe consumption site since 2017.
Mar 14, 2022
Peterborough’s New Opioid Response Hub Opens, as Pressure Mounts on Province to Fund Supervised Drug Consumption Site
Peterborough’s new opioid response hub opened its doors Tuesday in the newly-renovated former Greyhound bus terminal on Simcoe Street.
Jan 29, 2022
Neighbours Podcast: Peter Williams on how “Connection, Community and Belonging” Are at the Core of Harm Reduction
Listen to this edited interview with Peterborough Drug Strategy Project Lead Peter Williams on harm reduction.
Apr 8, 2021
How Stigma Drives Peterborough’s Drug Crisis — and How You Can Help
A ‘caring and community-wide approach’ is needed to address drug poisonings, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra says
Apr 5, 2021
Neighbours Podcast: How Peterborough Drug Strategy Brings Together a Dozen Organizations in a Coordinated Response
Listen to this edited interview with Peterborough Drug Strategy Coordinator Jessica Penner on what the drug strategy is and how it works.
Mar 24, 2021
Fentanyl, COVID-19 and New Measures to Keep our City Safe
We are pleased to say that there has been tremendous support in Peterborough for the efforts to establish a CTS in the community.
Dec 8, 2020
Survey seeks input on downtown Peterborough consumption, treatment site
Several community organizations are coming together to try to bring a safe consumption site to the city.
Nov 5, 2019
PARN, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Push for Local Consumption and Treatment Service (CTS) Site
PDS advocating for a consumption and treatment service site in the city as the number of opioid-related deaths in the area continue to climb
Jul 26, 2019
Peterborough Opioid Summit Delivers Hard Facts, Passionate Pleas Before a Packed Market Hall
Consumption and treatment site in City of Peterborough urged as one solution to overdose crisis
Jul 11, 2019
Peterborough Bar and Restaurant Workers Get a Crash Course on Treating an Overdose
Bar and restaurant workers in Peterborough got a different kind of first aid training Tuesday morning – how to administer Naloxone.
Mar 19, 2018
Peterborough Police Service and Health Official Launch Drug Awareness Week amid Overdose Epidemic
There is no better time than today to talk with your children about substance use and abuse.
Feb 6, 2018
Opioid Use in Peterborough and Kawarthas Above Provincial Average
A new study reveals Peterborough and the Kawarthas continue to rank among the highest in the province...
Aug 21, 2017
Order of Merit for Peterborough Police Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson
Gov.-Gen David Johnston presents Peterborough Police Service Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson with the Order of Merit of the Police Force
Oct 4, 2016
Drug Strategy Comes Up with Warning System for ‘Bad Drugs’
The Peterborough Drug Strategy has come up with a plan hoped to reduce the number of tragedies related to drug use.
Mar 19, 2013
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