Homeless deaths continue to rise across BC

PRINCE GEORGE—The B.C. Coroners Service have released their count for accidental deaths of homeless people for 2022 with 11 people passing mostly due to unregulated toxic drugs.

The report defines and individual experiencing homelessness as:

• A person living outdoors, in a make-shift shelter, a parked vehicle, a vacant home or any other structure not intended for habitation; or
• A person staying at an emergency shelter (overnight) or who is temporarily sheltered (suspected to be for less than 30 days) by friends or family, in a short-term shelter, safe house for youth or transition house for women and children fleeing violence.
• Persons residing in short-term shelters, safe houses or transition houses for an unknown length of time were also included.

While province wide homeless death have increased, Prince George is relatively the same compared with last years death count of 13.