The money is to be shared between 42 local drug-related programs across British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett announced Thursday.
The money will flow through Ottawa's Substance Use and Addictions Program, with Alberta to receive more than $3.9 million, B.C. $11.2 million, Manitoba over $3.2 million and Saskatchewan about $1.9 million. She said 2,300 people in B.C. died of an opioid-related cause last year, and the crisis extends across the country.
In B.C., Moms Stop the Harm on Pender Island will receive federal dollars to run in-person and online support workshops for people whose family members are struggling with substance-use issues and those who have lost loved ones to drugs.
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