Harm reduction by the numbers in B.C. and Victoria:

B次元官网网址� 281 reported street deaths in B.C. 2007 to 2013 (Megaphone Report)

B次元官网网址� 30 known deaths on streets of Victoria in 2012 (last available data)

B次元官网网址� Zero deaths from overdose at VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Insite safe injection site

In 2012, there were two deadly explosions at B.C. sawmills. In March 2015, a coronerB次元官网网址檚 inquiry was held to determine the cause of the deaths.

It was an appropriate action, as a coronerB次元官网网址檚 inquiry makes recommendations to prevent similar life-threatening events from happening.

Homelessness is a life-threatening condition.

People living on the street die at half the age and seldom from B次元官网网址渘atural causes,B次元官网网址� but the B.C. Coroners Office has not conducted an inquiry.

In any other situation: automobile, industrial, prisons B次元官网网址� more than 30 deaths in such a short period of time would have precipitated an investigation.

The homeless die and are forgotten.

Derek Peach

Victoria