Here鈥檚 what you need to know this morning in the Lower Mainland:
1. New in-depth report sheds light on who in B.C. is dying of drug overdoses
In what health officials have called a concerning trend, roughly 45 per cent had visited a doctor for pain-related issues, and 80 per cent had contact with health services in the year before their death, the report said.
. has released its newest report looking more comprehensively into 878 overdose deaths in B.C. Some findings include:
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45% had reported pain-related issues,14% lived in social or single room occupancy housing and 9% were homeless.
More to come.
2. Gun report bring significant police presence to 91原创 City
A few business owners at a nearby restaurant remained locked in their shop, peering through their front windows and watching as police cordoned off the neighbourhood and moved in on the nearby home.
3. Maple Ridge arborist crushed by tree ran business for 30+ years
鈥淗e owned that company for 30-plus years. He鈥檚 a local icon in a lot of ways. Everybody knew Bob,鈥� his wife said.
4. New B.C. sex doll brothel only a 鈥榥ovelty,鈥� prof says
Posters for a new R-rated business idea are making their way around Vancouver. BellaDolls, which opened this month, offers the services of six sex dolls, billing itself as the first 鈥渂rothel鈥� to do so in Western Canada.
5. 30,000 comic books to be auctioned this weekend
The 鈥減rivate owner comic collection,鈥� which includes titles from 1975 to 2009, is up for bid at Able Auctions鈥� warehouse in Newton.
