Emergency action underway after 7 drug overdose calls in downtown Kelowna

Emergency responders are on high alert after seven illicit drug overdoses in downtown Kelowna on Tuesday.

Confirmation of the medical events came from Dawn Himer, executive director of the John Howard Society.

Himer said six of the drug overdoses happened in their facility, Cornerstone, in the 400 block of Leon Avenue and one nearby off Water Street.

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