Okanagan Mayors Push for Mandatory Care | Vancouver News

Okanagan mayors are urgently calling on B.C. to repurpose the underused Okanagan Correctional Centre for mandatory addiction and mental health care, arguing that communities are drowning in crisis—and compassion demands action now. With hundreds of empty cells in a $200M facility built just six years ago, leaders say the space is ready for immediate use. They warn that without intervention, suffering, unrest, and deaths will escalate. While the province acknowledges the logistical hurdles—like staffing and services—the mayors remain undeterred, set to push their proposal at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention next week. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f1bdb944296007cb