Now the BC Government Promises to Take Some Action
The Vancouver Sun first reported Sidney’s death on May 16, 2024.
Only since then has the provincial government promised to take certain actions mentioned in some of these articles.
University of Victoria statements about this tragedy are reported in the articles below:
After UVic tragedy, 1,600 naloxone kits are available at B.C. post-secondary schools
Lori Culbert, September 4, 2024
UVic promises 89 naloxone boxes, training for 3,000 students following overdose death
Lori Culbert, June 26, 2024
Knowing how to reverse an overdose is an essential skill for students living in the toxic drug era
André Picard, June 18, 2024,
Post-secondary minister demands answers in stinging letter to UVic following overdose death
Lori Culbert, June 18, 2024
Death of first-year university student sparks calls for naloxone on university campuses, high schools
Hannah Link, June 16, 2024
UVic president admits ‘mistakes were made’ after student overdosed
Lori Culbert, June 7, 2024
Letters to the Sun: B.C. seems to be failing students with naloxone protocols
Letter to the Editor, June 7, 2024
Parents refute University of Victoria’s comments about daughter’s death
Thomas Eley, June 5, 2024
Please stop calling them overdoses — they are poisonings
Nuala Hillis, May 30, 2024
B.C. post-secondary minister admits gaps led to death of UVic student
Lori Culbert, May 25, 2024
B.C. promising changes after preventable overdose death of University of Victoria student
10/3 Podcast, May 24, 2024
What would you rather do? Squirt naloxone up a victim’s nose or inject a needle?
Lori Culbert, May 23, 2024
High school CPR training is mandatory in four provinces. Why not in B.C.?
Lori Culbert, May 22, 2024
After UVic student’s death, calls for mandatory CPR and naloxone training in B.C. high schools
Shannon Paterson, May 22, 2024
B.C. universities don’t have standard way of handling drug overdoses
Lori Culbert, May 22, 2024
Coroner’s inquest to probe overdose death of UVic student
Moira Woyton, May 21, 2024
Are students safe on B.C. university, college campuses during the toxic drug crisis?
Lori Culbert, May 21, 2024
Death of 18-year-old UVIC student from fentanyl prompts B.C. government to act
Amy Judd, May 20, 2024
B.C. promising changes after preventable overdose death of University of Victoria student
Lori Culbert, May 20, 2024
Students seek naloxone kits in UVic dorms after fatal OD
Cindy E. Harnett, May 18, 2024
Coroner’s inquest will investigate death of UVic student who died from drug overdose, says premier
Cindy E. Harnett, May 17, 2024
Coroner to investigate UVic student’s death as parents call for harm reduction, naloxone in dorms
Charlie Carey and Srushti Gangdev, May 16, 2024
Overdose education should be mandatory in BC schools
Camille Bains, Sep 6, 2022
Other articles of interest:
What parents don’t know about student drug use
Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN, August 17, 2024
