The ORCHARD RECOVERY CENTER, on Bowen Island, BC, has put together a three-day celebration of the arts, showcasing honest films about addiction and recovery. All of the information and details can be found on our DPNC BLOG. Check it out now, ad plan to attend!

ANDY BIGRAS IS THE TREASURER OF THE DPNC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE HAS WRITTEN AN EXCELLENT RESPONSE TO A JOURNALIST’S WOEFULLY IGNORANT RANT. Dan Gardner wrote the following article after the decision on Insite. My response to his letter was printed in Saturday’s Citizen. I hope people will follow up. Mayor and chief have made up their minds BY DAN GARDNER, OTTAWA CITIZENOCTOBER 8, 2011 Let’s compare and contrast statements

I was asked recently to write a short piece for ROGERS HEALTH as a counterpoint to a nurse who is in favor of Insite. This is my submission: Would you knowingly cross the street to give a drunk a clean shot glass? If you knew that your teenage daughter was self-mutilating, would you sharpen her razors for her? Then, what human impulse would propel you to give a heroin addict