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Your essential daily news | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 GET EXCLUSIVE ACCESS! Thursday, January 26 6 09pm. 1-800-661-4101 VFS.EDU/METRO High7°C/Low5°C Cloudy ©@ ‘DECLARE EMERGENCY’ overvoses National action needed to fight opioid crisis, minister urges Matt Kieltyl Metro| Vancouver Canada should declare overdose <deaths a national health emer gency, said British Columbia Health Minister Terry Lake. Lake made the comment while reeling from the release of the province's year-end il- licit drug overdose statistics by chief coroner Lisa Lapointe on Wednesday. Arecont-high 142 people died of overdoses in December, bring ing the province's 2016 total toa staggering and tragic 914 deaths. Lake says the province has taken unprecedented measures totrytoaddress the crisis, incud- ing the opening of 20 overdose- prevention sites in December, but the prevalence of fentanyl and now the even more danger. ous carfentanil in street drugs has continued to push the death rate up. ‘Looking at the September ‘numbers, we thought we turned the comer: we really did. Then with the November numbers it was just like a whole different chapter in this criss," said Lake. That’s why I think we need a more comprehensive approach, because we can't let this crisis just pass without some change —and that is change that needs to happen across the country, not just in B.C. I think there is functioning and they're cost ef fective and can take people out of illegal drug markets.” ‘The crisis unfolding in B.C. and elsewaere in Canada should also spark debate about how dnugs are regulated in the country, Kendall said “Such dialogue may not be easy, but it is necessary and it will be lifesaving” In the meantime, Lapointe is urging people dependent on | drugs to access supervised services and not use alone. ‘All recreational or experi- mental drugs users are being told to avoid drugs altogether “Given the increasing risk — of contaminated drugs and the great evidence to suggest that the federal government should declare a federal public health emergency, Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall supported a de criminalized European model that allows for drugs users to ‘growing number of deaths... the risks are simply unmanageable. icid deaths last year alone. ohne ena” Lake said almost 100 overdoses were reversed at provin- be prescribed heroin, or other cially sanctioned overdose-pre- drugs, to stabilize their addic- vention sites since they started tion and normalize their lives. opening last month, “These treatments, while very Had it not been for those controversial in North Amer- sites, and other initiatives in ica, have proven to work.” he response to the crisis, “many. said. “They improve physical many more lives would have and mental health and social _ been lost,” Lake sad. 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For Kerrisdale, this is a huge opportunity to revitalize the area,” said Clark, co-ordin- ator of the Kerrisdale Business Improvement Area, character- izing the rail line as having once been an overgrown, “rat collecting” place. While the Arbutus corridor doesn’t run right through Mar pole as it does through Kerris: dale, the opportunity to better connect Marpole to neighbour hoods like Kitsilano is exciting, said Laroye, executive director of the Marpole BIA. The city purchased the nine- vay quiet are as ‘Aman and a woman walk down the Arbutus greenway in Kerrisdale on Wednesday. sew st o:ns/merno kilometzelong former ral line, which stretches from Kitsilano to Marpole, from CP Rail in 2015 for $55 million. Crews hhave removed the rail tracks and laid down what the city says is a temporary asphalt path down most of the length of the corridor. Work to pave the rest of the path, add light- ing and some landscaping is still continuing. The city is now starting public consultations on how the transportation corridor should be built out long-term. May- or Gregor Robertson says the city is seeking some “creative ideas” from residents on the future of the line. Current city plans envision a shared bike and walking path, with park-like areas and bench: es, and a possible streetcar 10 to 20 years from now. But there could also be opportunities to host public art events or “night- time parades,” according to the City’s website. The city will hold several open houses in February, as well as pop-up kiosks on the Arbutus corridor and an “Ask Me Anything” web forum on the Vancouver Reddit page on Tuesday. HEALTH City mulls $2.1M for overdoses Fire hall No, 2 in the Downtown Eastside responded to a total of 11,777 incidents in 2016 — 49 per cent more than in 2015 — of Which 2.211 were overdoses, a 175 per cent increase over 2016, ‘That number may be higher, according to a City of Van- couver staff report, because “a significant number of medical «alls coded to other reasons (eg. cardiac arrest) were related 10 drug overdose. ‘The report, which will go be fore Vancouver council on Tues- day, recommends the city ap- provea total expenditure of $2.1 million to create an additional three person Vancouver Fireand Rescue medic unit ($1.9 million), a new Strathcona community policing centre ($208,200), in- Crease operating funding for the city’s 11 community policing centres ($220,000) and expand naloxone training for city staff (10.000) While fire hall No. 2 experi- enced the brunt of the extra workload, halls No. 1 in Strath- cona and No. 8 in Yaletown have also been handling more calls. Fire hall No. 1 responded to 115 per cent more overdose cals in 2016 compared to 2015. Combined, the three fire halls responded to 131 per cent more overdose calls. In December, council was considering a 34 per cent prop- erty tax increase but voted to raise the increase to 3.9 per cent to pay for up to $35 million in extra spending to address the opioid overdose crisis You are invited to an INFORMATION SESSION ® STENBERG Make a difference as an EDUCATION ASSISTANT Ag an Eduration Aasistant you'll assist clamantayy and secondary school teachers as they work with studerte who may require additional eupport fer academic, ESL, ochaviowal enc special naacs, * Become an Ecucation Assists in just 40 weeks reluding 8 week practicur * Eam up to $25.284hour to start, Trang & Certification from the Provircia. 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Other short-lived Metro| Vancouver famous culprit when it comes breaking down via a chemical either. ‘gases, like halocarbons, are re- to climate change but anew reaction with oxygen. Butitse= “There's this idea out there leased by air conditioners and study from SFU has found that fect on climate change lasts for that if we emit methane then refrigerators and account for shortlived greenhouse gases like centuries, said Zickfeld, it doesn't matter as much be about 10 per cent of warming methane havea bigger impact “Our study finds that the cause the consequences are not ocean temperatures, according ‘onsea level rise than previously _sea level rise caused by these as long lasting,” she said. “But _ to Zickfeld, The BC. government thought. Methane emissions are short lived greenhouse gases _I think what our study shows _ estimates local ocean levels may responsible for one third ofthe last much longer than the time _ is that there are no trade offs. rise by as much as one metre ‘warming effect in the Earth's the gasses remain in the atmos- We need to reduce emissions by 2100. ‘Matilda van den Bosch has co-authored areporton links WE’RE IMPROVING Keep calm, TRANSIT garden on MENTAL HEALTH ethical requirements, she ex- Researcher Woe Shorter wait times. Less crowding. 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The outcomes so far haven't ifthat sounds stressful, then been a surprise to her — [ you are like the vast majority stressed subjects tend to be sig- Of test subjects being experi nificantly more calmed when mented on by University of they are put in an audio-vistal British Columbia population 3D ature simulator, han when and public health researcher, they're put into an urban, “built Matilda van den Bosch, “environment. She is deliberately stress- Van den Bosch uses virtu- ing out volunteers in order to. al reality and bird and water measure the calming affects of noises to allow participants a different environments, particr completely immersive experi larly natural ones ence. But of course itis not a She's the coauthor ofanewly complete replacement for be released World Health Organ ing out in real nature. ization (WHO) report that links However, her laboratory re- lower anxiety with proximity search matches up with data to-urban green spaces — such from satellite maps and geo- as parks or fields — and bet. graphie databases rating how ealth green diferent neighbourhoods “Green spaces can playarole are compared to key health in preventing chronic diseases, outcomes because they give opportun: Van den Bosch hopes the ities for physical activity and data from current various ex: stress relief as well as inter- periments and research can action with your neighbours,” help urban planners and public she old metzoina plone inter health officals better under- View Wednesday. “Ifyou're less stand how building more parks, ish i Stressed, you're at less risk of more urban green spaces, and ore at tenyearvision.transtink.ca aeiigeiendt dice inks, “Helping peep aoe them diabetes, and other chronic dis: more easily could help in the eases fight against major health prob- Her bizarre human experi- lems, which ate costly both ments have all passed strict personally and societal. let’s talk. On January 25, On January 25, Bell will donate 5¢ more to mental health initiatives for every + Text message” + Mobile and long distance call” + Tweet and Instagram post using #BellLetsTalk + Facebook video view + Snapchat using the Bell Let's Talk geofilter bell.ca/letstalk KFVCVOTs 2) Bell Let's Talk Howie Mandel Oi Why Canada ts sending immigr Law Permanent residency revoked over non-compliance An average of about 1,400 Can- ‘adian immigrants are intercepted at the border each year and or dered removed from the country for not fulfilling their residency obligations,Torstar has learned. Although these newcomers ‘can appeal to a tribunal to re. store their permanent resident status, only one in 10 succeeds, according to government data. The tribunal is supposed to be immigrants’ last resort as the Parliament has given it the discretionary power to give immigrants a second chance i they breach the law,” said immigration lawyer Lawrence Wong, who obtained the data through an access to information request. “But that second chance in reality is hard to come by. The national sentiment is pretty much the same. If you are an cpt colle ae NETWORKING.CDICOLLEGE.CA be available to qualified applicants. | *jobbank.ge.ca Financial assistance ma ts back home Canada's immigration law requires permanent residents to be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days in every five-year Period. couRresy GovERNMENT OF CANADA immigrant, don't make a mis- take. Ifyou do, we want to see you kicked out.” ‘Canada's immigration law requires permanent residents to be physically present in Canada for at least 730 daysin every fiveyear period in order to maintain their status. Otherwise, their residency will be revoked. ‘According to the Canada Bor- der Services Agency, on average 1.423 permanent residents a year ‘were stopped at the border for failing the requirement from 2010 to 2014, the most recent Average number of Canadian immigrants who are intercepted at the border each year and statistics available, During the period, Canada accepted some 260,000 newcomers annually. "The number ofremoval orders issued against these individuals had risen sharply to 1,413in 2014 from 605 in 2008, when former Conservative Immigration Min- ister Jason Kenney cracked down on fraud, ‘Across Canada, Quebec had the highest detection rate; more than a third of the removal or ders were issued in the province. Between 2008 and 2014, a total of 3575 immigrants were SK ABOUT OUR EVENING CLASSES! CD EARNAMEDIAN WAGE OF $32.69/HR* Leam how to plan, implement and 7 maintain a computer network. Study for Microsoft & Cisco certification ‘exams to improve your career prospects. Change your life with CDI College today! ge 1.800.675.4392 ordered removed from the country for residency non-compliance. slapped with removal orders for residency non-compliance at Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport in Montreal, dwarfing the 439 and 972 people respectively intercepted at Toronto's Pear son airport and the Vancouver International Airport. The numbers do not include those who had their permanent residency revoked due to crimin- ality and misrepresentation, who ‘were refused travel documents to return or who voluntarily relinquished their permanent residence. roRstaR News SeRvce WORLD MBA == TOUR" INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Boyden appearance cancelled in Edmonton CX teremy ces: =p Jeremy The Winter Cities ShakeUp ¥ Simes will showcase Edmonton's win- Metro |Edmonton__ter-ity strategies. Boyden, who was to share stories of winter, ‘A scheduled appearance by Jo- was scheduled prior to APTN's seph Boyden in Edmonton, Alta. investigation, hhas been cancelled after hearing But Boyden will nonetheless concerns from local indigenous be coming to Edmonton. The elders about the author. author is scheduled to speak Boyden, who was scheduled at an Edmonton Public Library to present at the ctysponsored _ event on April 27. Winter Cities Shake-Up confer- Tina Thomas, the library's ence in February, came under executive director of strategy firein Decemberafteran investi- and innovation, said officials gation by the Aboriginal Peoples discussed whether to cancel, Television Network (APTN) ques- but quickly decided Boyden will tioned his claims of indigenous _ still speak. Anglophones angered by Trudeau’s town hall Quebec's deep-rooted linguistic access to mental health services, tensions flared up in unlikely “Thank you for using our fashion Wednesday as Prime Mine country’s two offical languages, ister Justin Trudeau was forced but since we're in Quebec I'll =- to explain why he refused to spond in French,” Trudeau said answer questions in English at in Sherbrooke. a town hall meeting. His unilingual performance ‘The controversy erupted when drew an angry response from. ‘Trudeauanswered English ques groups that represent Quebec tions in French on Tuesday night —anglophones, with some calling — including one about how on the prime minister to apolo- lish speakers could get help to gize. THE cawaoian press EXPLORE. NETWORK. SUCCEED. 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He discovered an unrepentant alcoholic with an equally unrepentant and sadistic penchant for bondage. ‘Oh, and he once tried cannibalism, “It's not the aberrations that interest me so much as it is his honesty in writing about them,” says Ollmana, who is from Hamilton, Ont. “In a very repressed time during the 30s and "40s, this guy's writing openly about bondage and cannibalism for major publishers and places like ladies Home Journal. People hide their weirdness and he never did.” For five years, Ollmann read everything about and by Seabrook he could get his hands on, including his first book, Adventures in Arabia, about his time living in the Middle East, and Asylum. which chronicles Seabrook’s voluntary stay in a mental hospital for alcoholism, “He had this crazy fascin- ating life but no one knows about him,” says Ollmann, ‘who then spent another five years dedicated to researching the writer's life for his new graphic novel, The Abomin- able Mr. Seabrook. While gathering back- ground information, Ollmann travelled to the University of Oregon, which houses the ar- chives of Seabrook's second wife, novelist Marjorie Worth- ington. In her writings and letters, Ollmann discovered a harsher side of the man, which doesn't ‘appear in his own books, “He tells his stories very blithely, and puts it in these very humourous terms," Oll- mann says, “Her perspective is much A cartoonish life that was too real darker. 1 didn’t want to portray him as all bad, but there isa lot of bad to be said. It is hard to live with a person who is an alcoholic. He never showed it but other people did, so it was only fair for me to show it. too." One of the inadvertent ef- fects of working on The Abom inable Mr. Seabrook was that Ollmann himself quit drink: ing. While labouring away in his home studio at night, Oll- mann would keep a bottle of whisky or cognac on hand for sipping, and although he stopped mostly for health pur- poses and not directly because of Seabrook: “I was constant ly writing and drawing him drinking. There are so many pictures of him drinking be cause it was so much part of his story,” he says. “I got sick of drawing and showing someone ruining their life with booze.” Seabrook died in 1945 from taking an overdose of sleep- ing pills — by which point his work was basically forgotten. 12% ‘Almost 12 per cent of kids and youth with ‘ADHD were prescribed antipsychotics. ‘despite having no other mental health ‘diagnosis, finds a new Ontario study. 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Then try this on for size, Tn Kill Or Be Killed, Brubaker and Phillips — the team be- hind comics masterpieces like Criminal and Fatale — take millennial rage to its limit, with added murder. Dylan is a college student and his life isn't good. At his lowest ebb, he attempts sui- cide, but is saved by a demon and he rediscovers a will to live. But there's a twist — to stay alive, he has to kill people. Alot. The book, playing out as slowly and deliciously as its creators’ other sequential suc. cesses, plays with the idea of vigilantism as Dylan earns a month of life for every life he takes. We're accustomed to the idea that, if you're a one- dimensional character with ‘an origin story and a pile of money, you can dress up in a Halloween outfit and beat up bank robbers in the street. But what happens when you have real neuroses and rela- tionships, and being a vigilante starts to eat away at your life like acid? This is quite a book. ‘And it’s a thriller, too, because it's Ed and Sean, A monthly treat, collected here for the first time, Millennial rage taken to its very limit (© PEN NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Railroad rolls over critics Colson Whitehead, winner ofthe National Book Award for is novel The Under- ‘ground Railroad, isa final- ist for a new $75,000 prize ‘given by the literary and hhuman rights organization PEN America, Whitehead's story of a young runaway slave is ‘among five nominees for the PEN/Jean Stein Book the Rise of the Radical Right, Teju Cole for Known and Strange Things, poet ‘Tyehimba Jess for Olio and Hisham Matar for The Re- ‘turn: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between. ‘The Stein award is given for “a book-length work of any genre for its original- ity, merit, and impact” PEN ‘also announced finalists innine other competitive ‘categories, from best sci- ‘ence and sports writing to ‘the $25,000 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for best debut fiction. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS