Harm reduction workers say the number of injured people from Tuesday’s explosion in downtown Prince George is likely much higher than the official count, and they fear it could rise.
Katt Cadieux, executive director of Uniting Northern Drug Users (UNDU), says at least 10 people went to their office — a trailer providing harm reduction services at a homeless encampment — instead of the hospital.
Yesterday, the Northern Health authority said three people were treated at the hospital for injuries, including one person in critical condition who was transported to the Vancouver Coastal Health authority for further treatment.
Cadieux says she’s not surprised by the authority’s reported number. She says unhoused people and those who use
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