The Delta Police Department and the Delta School District are joining forces to host a pair of community forums to talk about the ongoing fentanyl drug crisis.
Fentanyl - What You Need to Know will be held tonight in Tsawwassen and tomorrow night in North Delta.
The forums, which will feature speakers and a question-and-answer session, are open to parents, students and the public.
Featured speakers include Mayor Lois Jackson, school superintendent Doug Sheppard, police Chief Neil Dubord and Delta police Sgt. Dave Vaughn-Smith.
Tonight's forum will be held at South Delta Secondary (750-53rd St .); tomorrow's forum is at North Delta Secondary (11447-82nd Ave.). Both run from 6 to 7:30 p. m.
Nine young adults in South Delta overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine within a 20-minute period in the early morning hours of Sept. 1. All survived thanks to first responders, but the incidents have brought greater attention to drug use in the community.
