Tag: Trades
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Progress on the Drug Awareness Training Course Creation by the DrugAwareBC team
The Community and Cultural Mapping Research Group has been deeply involved in the “Cultural Mapping Lived/Living Experiences of the Toxic Drug Overdose Crisis in BC’s Small Cities” project. Their current focus is on the vital role of tradespeople in addressing…
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Overdose Awareness Day 2024 | Building Hope Screening
Join the Regional Addiction Program for a film screening of “Building Hope,” a short documentary on substance use in the trades amid the toxic drug crisis. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring people with lived/living experiences…
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DrugAwareBC and Naloxone Training at the Interior Logging Association’s AGM & Convention
In a proactive move to address the pressing issue of toxic drug overdose within the trades industry, the Cultural Mapping research team from Thompson Rivers University behind DrugAwareBC recently participated in the Annual Interior Logging Association’s AGM & Convention held…
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CAF-FCA Webinar: Supporting Tradespeople Who Use Substances
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Exploring the toxic drug overdose crisis through art: The Omega news story
In the halls of Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology Building, a recent art exhibit shed light on the hidden issue of substance use in the trades industry through the innovative method of cultural story mapping. The research team collected…
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Lived experience and BC’s toxic drug crisis: Castanet News Story
At Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology building, a thought-provoking exhibition sheds light on the hidden issue of substance use within the trades industry. Through cultural story mapping, the Impact of the Toxic Drug Overdose Crisis on People in Trades…
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TRU Trades and Technology: on Trades Drug Overdose Mapping Exhibition
Discover the connection between trades and the drug overdose crisis in the new Trades Mapping Exhibit video. The conversation begins. Check it out on the TRU Trades and Technology Instagram page! Music Credits: Kasa • Breaking The Habit (acoustic)
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CBC Interview: Trades Mapping
Listen to the CBC Interview discussing the Trades and Overdose Mapping Showcase. A post from the TRU Research – Office of the Vice-President of Research on the talks about the impact of drug use on trades:
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Breaking the Silence in the Trades: CFJC Today News Story
Within the hallways of Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology building, a powerful exhibition is currently shedding light on the hidden issue of substance use in the trades industry. The research team behind this exhibition is on a mission to…