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Prince George, B.C. – Northern Health is pleased to announce that the preferred proponent team for the design and construction of the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) Acute Care Tower Project is: EllisDon Corporation – Construction, and DIALOG BC Architecture Engineering and Interior Design Planning Inc. – Design
Northern Health and FNHA are issuing a Drug Alert for the Northern Region. A purple paste/sample sold as ‘down’ has tested positive for fentanyl, benzos and medetomidine. This sample has been linked to overdose events.
There has been an increase in overdose events in the community of Prince George with people reporting heavy and prolonged sedation and requiring more naloxone to reverse. Overdoses are happening when the substance is smoked and/or injected.
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