Mike Juby says some of his friends were among the 17 people who overdosed in downtown Belleville on Feb. 6, 2023.
Official in Belleville, Ont., are calling for support from the province after 17 people overdosed within 24 hours this week.Mike Juby says some of his friends were among the 17 people who overdosed in downtown Belleville, Ont., earlier this week. Mike Juby was outside Bridge Street United Church in Belleville, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon when people suddenly started dropping to the sidewalk all around him.
Emergency officials in Belleville say 14 people overdosed in the city's core between 2 and 4 p.m. Tuesday. By the following morning that number had risen to 17. "There were five individuals who were outside, walking on the sidewalk, and all five of them collapsed at the exact same time," Cormier said.J.J. Cormier is the executive director of the John Howard Society of Belleville. She says the overdoses have been difficult for staff and the clients who rely on the drop-in service her organization runs at Bridge Street United Church.
"It continues to raise the alarm, but ... the alarm has been ringing for a while now," Toumishey said.
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