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About Us
Four Pillars News is published for the Mayor's Four Pillars Coalition by the City of Vancouver.
Editor
Theresa Beer, Drug Policy Program
Contributors
Mayor Larry Campbell
Donald MacPherson
Sarah Chilvers
Zarina Mulla
Lesli Boldt
Links
Newsletter archive
What are the Four Pillars?
Coalition Members
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Vancouver ¿ Mayor Larry
Campbell joined Vancouver Coastal Health CEO Ida Goodreau, former
Vancouver mayor Philip Owen and provincial and federal government
representatives on September 15, 2003 to announce the official
opening of the supervised injection site (SIS) research project,
also known as Insite, in Vancouver 's Downtown Eastside.
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To increase support for addictions starting
in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver Foundation has recently
established
the Four Pillars Fund. Partnering with the City of Vancouver
this fund will encourage community projects that make a difference
in the lives of people suffering from addictions in the DTES.
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The Mayor's Four Pillars Coalition is sponsoring
Visioning a Future for Prevention: A Local Perspective,
a public symposium on substance misuse prevention to be held
at
the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver on
November 20 and 21, 2003. The prevention symposium will be hosted
by Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell and moderated
by CBC Radio's Kathryn Gretsinger.
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Drug
Policy News in Brief
National
addiction research plan urged
Source: Ottawa Citizen,
October 5, 2003
Ottawa - A leading addictions
expert is recommending a national research agenda to address
alcoholism
and illicit drug abuse.
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| Historic
progress...but a long road still ahead
by Larry Campbell, Mayor of Vancouver
 Eleven
months ago I had the honour of being chosen mayor of Vancouver
in a civic election where the Four Pillars Drug Strategy and its
proposal for safe injection sites emerged as the defining issue
for the voters of Vancouver
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Boys'
and Girls' Club of Greater Vancouver
By Zarina Mulla,
Social Planner, Drug Policy Program
The cheerful hand-painted posters on the wall
and ceiling add a touch of vibrancy to the spacious lounge. Welcome
to Odyssey II, a substance misuse service for youth.
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Tell
your story in the Four Pillars News
Do you have news on how your company or
organization is making a contribution to substance misuse prevention,
treatment, harm reduction or enforcement? Submit your stories
for publication in future issues of the Four Pillars News.
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Focus
on Prevention
By Donald MacPherson, Drug
Policy Coordinator, City of Vancouver
There has been a lot of discussion and debate
in Vancouver in recent years about the impact of substance misuse
on individuals, families, and the neighbourhoods in which we live.
This discussion has been largely driven by the unprecedented harm
from drug misuse that has occurred in Vancouver 's Downtown Eastside.
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