RSQNorth First Aid Training

10/17/2026

10/14/2026

Course Schedule is booked up for the remainder of the year.
Thank you to all clients, participants for your trust in us with your First Aid training. We look forward to continuing to serve you in 2027!!

09/17/2026

Sharing from NorWest Community Health Centres

DRUG ALERT - On September 15, we issued an alert on the LifeguardConnect App that an OxyContin pill has recently tested positive for etonitazene, a high-potency synthetic “nitazene” opioid considered to be about 50 times stronger than fentanyl. Don’t use alone, carry naloxone and get your drugs tested!

09/10/2026

A Drug Alert has been issued due to multiple poisonings in Kenora. ⚠️

Call 911 immediately if you suspect an overdose.

Stay safe!

• Test your drugs. Pick up free test strips at any NWHU office.
• Do not use alone. Buddy up and stagger use.
• Carry naloxone and know how to use it.

Read the full alert: https://ow.ly/Y2wT50ZMn7I

09/03/2026

💙 Expanding Access to Care💙 We are excited to announce that Riverside is moving forward with a significant expansion of our Medically Stable Patient Transportation (MSPT) Program. This expansion will help strengthen access to reliable, accessible transportation across the District and improve connections to regional health services. As we move forward, we will continue to share updates with our communities as expanded services take shape!
Read the full media release: https://riversidehealthcare.ca/newsroom?newsid=4181

09/02/2026

Drug Alert: Winnipeg - Tue. September 1, 2026

A yellow powder believed to be DOWN and associated with a fatal overdose contained fentanyl and medetomidine.

Medetomidine is a sedative/tranquilizer only approved for use in animals.

Combining high-potency opioids like fentanyl with tranquilizers increases the risk of a complex overdose with suppression of breathing, blood pressure and heart rate.

Naloxone will not reverse the medetomidine, but should still be given to reverse the opioid component.

The sample was brought to Street Connections on August 21, where it tested positive on strips for fentanyl and mede. Health Canada Drug Analysis Service (DAS) confirmed that it contained fentanyl, medetomidine and para-fluorofentanyl.

Get full testing results as well as printable PDF handbills and a poster at our website (link in bio) http://www.safersites.ca/20260901oxy

Facebook suppresses our drug alerts! Visit https://www.safersites.ca/join to receive drug alerts in your email inbox.

If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St�
Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS) — drug checking machine temporarily unavailable

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

08/27/2026

We have issued a drug alert due to an increase in drug poisonings in Atikokan. ⚠️

Be aware and safe!

• Test your drugs. Pick up free drug test strips at any NWHU office.
• Do not use alone. Buddy up and stagger use.

• Carry naloxone and know how to use it.

• Call 911 immediately if you suspect an overdose.

Read the full alert:

https://www.nwhu.on.ca/drug-alert-increases-in-drug-poising-in-atikokan-2026-08-27/

08/13/2026

Drug Alert: Winnipeg - Wed. August 12, 2026

Round white tablets sold as hydromorphone/Dilaudid/Dillys, marked with “DID” on one side and “8” on the other were brought to Nine Circles on July 31 for testing prior to use.

Local FTIR results were inconclusive. Test strips were positive for fentanyl. A sample was sent to Health Canada Drug Analysis service for confirmation, which found para-fluorofentanyl and a fentanyl precursor.

Para-fluorofentanyl is a synthetic opioid that was never intended for human use. It is considered to be about 100x stronger than morphine.

Get full testing results as well as printable PDF handbills and a poster at our website (link in bio) http://www.safersites.ca/20260812dillys

Facebook suppresses our drug alerts! Visit https://www.safersites.ca/join to receive drug alerts in your email inbox.

If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS) — drug checking machine temporarily unavailable

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

07/17/2026

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