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Suicides trending downward in the province

The number of suicide deaths in Northern Health has seen a bit of a dip.

According to the BC Coroners Service, our health authority went from 66 suicide deaths in 2019 to 45 last year.

So far this year, there were 11 reported in the first two months.

In BC, the number of suicide deaths has actually gone down during the pandemic.

Between April of 2020 to February of 2021, 534 suicide deaths were recorded, a decline of 76 from the previous year.

A link to the report can be found here.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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