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Lori Brock says her best friend Brad Havlin wasnt the stereotypical homeless junkie society thinks of when they hear about another overdose death in Peterborough.Havlin had a nice apartment and a full-time job at Nordia. But the 28-year-old was a recreational drug user, unaware that he would die from a drug laced wi
stanley tumbler th fentanyl. I feel like what people arent aware of is that it is not just stereotypes that are dying, explains Brock. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW We all have that one family member or friend that parties too hard and is one step away from overdosing. Since his death in December of last year, Havlins close group of friends have focused on shining a light on the opioid crisis. Brock says people are hiding in the shad
stanley becher ows because of the stigma that comes with addictions and losing a loved one to an overdose. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
stanley quencher Hiding the truth is killing people. We as a society cant be OK with that, she explains.In honour of Havlin, his friends created Brads BEARS Bitches Encouraging Awareness and Reducing Stigma . In partnership with PARN, the advocacy group will hold an overdose awareness event at Retro e-Sports Bar on Nov. 29. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW A community grassroots event like this is really important, says Dylan DeMarsh, community resource co-ordinator at PARN. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Bvuc This Hamilton man is running to Toronto and back to raise money for the organization that saved his life
As the financial fallout from COVID-19 takes its toll on the global economy, the pace a
stanley puodelis t which developing countries like Jamaica are able to recover hinges heavily on how quickly leading trade partners like Canada can rebound.As the island nation grapples with an unprecedented decline in tourism revenue 鈥?its once crowded resorts are now ghost towns 鈥?and a 20 per cent decline in remittances, its government is banking on the reopening of borders and the ramping up of spending and
stanley cup trade in countries like Canada to spur its own economic revival, post-COVID-19, said Edmund Bartlett, Jamaicas Minister of Tourism. Its going to be a reasonably slow bounce back, Bartlett said, adding that tourism could take up to two years to get back to 2018 rates when the Jamaican tourism industry had a record year with 4.3 million total
stanley cups arrivals and $3.3 billion U.S. . ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Jamaicas success is tied to Canada, which stands as its second highest contributor to tourism, the minister said. We have up to 400,000 Canadian visitors, including the diaspora, who come to our shores. Canadas impact is significant. Bartlett added the pandemic also led to an immediate slowdown in some of the Canadian investments that were on the books, with many negotiations put on hold. And Jamaicas coffers have been battered by the slower movement of goods to Canada, its third-largest export partner, which imported $168 million worth of products fr
