Fentanyl: father of overdose victim in Manitoba raising awareness of tainted drugs [Video]

A Manitoba man is pushing the province to establish September 13 as fentanyl awareness day to bring more awareness to deaths related to tainted drug supplies.

On Friday, the Singing Red Bear Foundation is hosting community walks in Winnipeg and The Pas to mark what founder Joseph Fourre calls Manitoba’s 1st Annual Fentanyl Awareness Day.

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According to Fourre, there were 171 drug overdose deaths in Manitoba between January and April this year. He said 100 of those were fentanyl-related.

“What the walk signifies is to start having those difficult conversations,” Fourre told CTV Morning Live Thursday. “Let’s start talking about this – let’s put fentanyl in the forefront.”

Joseph Fourre launched the Singing Red Bear Foundation and its No Thanks I’m Good campaign following his son Harlan’s death in April 2023. Harlan overdosed in The …