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50 Stories Part 8: Day and Night, They Were the Ones Read – 50 Stories Part 7 From the first days of the Drug Information Centre, volunteers have been key […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 8: Day and Night, They Were the Ones
Image: From old to new! Executive Director Jerilyn Dressler in our emptied contact centre in the old building (left) and then in our new contact centre bustling with volunteers and […]
Image: A contact card from 1979. Some information removed to protect confidentiality. Read – 50 Stories Part 6 Compared to the first five years of DIC operations, 1976-1979 were relatively […]
Image: From a December 1973 issue of the Calgary Herald. Read – 50 Stories Part 5 In the early 1970s, outreach to clients, to the local community and to other […]
Image: From a 1972 newspaper. Read – 50 Stories Part 4 At the end of 1971, the Drug Information Centre (DIC) continued at its original location, operating 24/7. Education, crisis […]
Self-care is any activity that we intentionally do in order to take care of our physical, mental and emotional health. Practicing self-care helps you avoid burn out, […]
Read – 50 Stories Part 3 While smoking dope and ‘finding themselves,’ Canadian youth were crossing the country in large numbers during the late 1960s and early 70s. It was […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 4: Rocky Mountain High(lights)
Image: An ad in the Calgary Herald in 1970. Read – 50 Stories Part 2 Although it was the general concern for youth encountering the drug culture that prompted the […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 3: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll
Pictured: The Drug Information Centre logo. Read – 50 Stories Part 1 Distress Centre got its start in 1970 as the Drug Information Centre (DIC). It came to life at […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 2: In the beginning… there were drugs
We are moving! As of February 1st, our new address will be: Suite 500, 999 8th Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1J5 Please updates your records accordingly. Frequently Asked Questions: […]
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, Distress Centre Calgary would like to honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta Districts 5 and 6. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
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