People who have lost loved ones to substance use disorder will attend the annual candlelight vigil at the Memorial Wall outside the Civic Centre. The event, held every November since 2021, allows families to add the names of their loved ones to the memorial. Recent statistics indicate a high number of deaths from toxic drug poisonings in Sault Ste. Marie, leading to the city having the highest opioid toxicity death rate in Ontario for the first half of 2024.
For the fourth year in a row, people who have lost loved ones to substance use disorder will gather Thursday evening at the Memorial Wall outside of the Civic Centre for a candlelight vigil .
Recent statistics from the Office of the Chief Coroner show 24 people in the Sault were confirmed to have died from toxic drug poisonings in the first six months of 2024. This year, the stars on the back of the memorial are beginning to be filled out, said Connie Raynor-Elliott, founder of Save Our Young Adults — the organization that oversees the wall and the events that are held at it."One of these days I'd like to say we're not adding any stars. Wouldn't that be nice? That we didn't lose anybody?"
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