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Supervised consumption site opens today in Whitehorse The facility is meant to reduce the risk of fatal overdoses Sep 29, 2021by Haley RitchieLocal NewsNews Supervised consumption site will host open house on Sept. 27 The operation of the facility will begin on Sept. 29 Sep 24, 2021by Haley RitchieLocal NewsNews Yukon Coroner reports 14 opioid-related deaths since January “Our communities are in pain.” Aug 31, 2021by Haley RitchieLocal NewsNews Building on 6th Avenue chosen for Whitehorse safe consumption site “We have lost far too many Yukoners as a result of drug overdoses.” Jul 23, 2021by Haley RitchieLocal NewsNews Coroner confirms the Yukon’s first carfentanil-related overdose death Carfentanil, which is 100 times more toxic than fentanyl, was confirmed in the territory on March 11 Mar 18, 2021by Gabrielle PlonkaLocal NewsNews Three overdose deaths caused by “varying levels of cocaine and fentanyl,” coroner says Heather Jones says overdoses continue to take lives at an “alarming rate” Feb 24, 2021by Gabrielle PlonkaLocal NewsNews