Dufferin-Caledon Drug Strategy Committee to host community event for Overdose Awareness Day

Dufferin-Caledon Drug Strategy Committee to host community event for Overdose Awareness Day

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Dufferin-Caledon Drug Strategy Committee is inviting members of the community to learn more about how overdoses are impacting the community, as they prepare to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). The Dufferin-Caledon Drug Strategy Committee will be hosting its 8th annual Overdose Awareness Day event on Aug. 28 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, located …

Local Drug Strategy Committee to host community event for Overdose Awareness Day

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) would like to remind the community of an upcoming event it’s hosting, geared towards children. Kids and their favourite stuffed toys are invited to the hospital’s Teddy Bear Clinic on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event takes place at HHCC (100 Rolling Hills Drive, Orangeville).   “This free, carnival-style event turns a trip to the h…