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Events 2026

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On and around August 31, individuals and communities everywhere honour loved ones lost, call for change, light buildings purple, host vigils, share stories, hold educational events, and meet with decision-makers – all to raise awareness and support evidence-based overdose prevention strategies.

Events 2026

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International Overdose (Action) Awareness Day

No Fixed Address – The White Care Memorial Documentary Film Presentation

Overdose Awareness Day

Jeni’s Steps to Overdose Awareness; Honouring Those Gone Too Soon

Honouring our ancestors taken too soon

International Overdose Awareness Day

Flourishing Together: A Day of Hope & Healing

International Overdose Awareness Day

Campbell River Remembers

IOAD “25 strong and still needed”

Purple Threads Of Hope

Overdose Awareness in the Park

International overdose awareness day

Comox Valley Remembers

Who is at the Table

Together We Can

Purple Ribbon Day

International Overdose Awareness Day – Community of Hope and Remembrance

Island Health Digital Memory Wall

TC CAT: International Overdose Awarness Day

International Indigenous Overdose Awareness Day

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