Ehattesaht declares state of emergency as young people continue to die from drug addiction
The past year has been a devastating one as the Ehattesaht/Chinehkint community buried six of its young adults in separate incidents – losses resulting from substance addictions.
Chief Councillor Simon John said the Ehattesaht First Nation has declared a state of emergency hoping to catch the attention of government.
“We are in a state of crisis, our youth are dying – six of them in about a year,” said John.