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Dance And Sing Along This Month At Rpac

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff

Events at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre this month include a performance of Disney songs by the Revelstoke Community & Kids Choirs, and a dance movie day featuring the film Uprooted.

The Revelstoke Community Choir and Revelstoke Kids Choir present Disney in Song with special guest Holly Bhattacharya on Monday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. The Revelstoke Community Choir is a group with a diverse background of musical experience. Come listen to them perform along with the Revelstoke Kids Choir and enjoy a night of music that just might have you singing along. Admission for this event is $15.

Dance Movie Day: Uprooted takes place on Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. Uprooted is a feature-length documentary film celebrating the African history, lineage, and future progressions of jazz dance. The cast includes leading industry-experts, award-winning choreographers, and legendary performers. The film includes special appearances with Debbie Allen, George Faison, Chita Rivera, Camille A. Brown and Thomas F. DeFrantz. It showcases the works of the Nicholas Brothers, Pepsi Bethel, Jack Cole, Katherine Dunham, Bob Fosse and Gene Kelly. The film goes back to the roots of jazz dance in Africa and follows its evolution through every decade and genre, while also exploring and commenting on political and social influences and addressing the topics of appropriation, racism, socialism and sexism. The film is free to attend but a donation for the Community Connections Food Bank (cash or a non-perishable food item) is suggested.

For tickets and more information on the Disney in Song performance by the Revelstoke Community & Kids Choirs and Dance Movie Day: Uprooted visit artsrevelstoke.com.

More than seven years after the declaration of a public-health emergency, the toxic, unregulated drug supply continues to claim the lives of British Columbians in record numbers, according to preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service.

"On April 14, we once again observed the anniversary of the longest public-health emergency in our province's history," said Lisa Lapointe, chief coroner. "Since the emergency was first declared, more than 11,000 people have lost their lives due to the unregulated drug supply. This is a crisis of incomprehensible scale, and I extend my deepest condolences to everyone who has experienced the loss of someone they loved."

At least 374 deaths believed to be caused by toxic drugs were reported to the BC Coroners Service in February (177) and March (197), which equates to an average of 6.4 lives lost per day. The 596 lives lost between January and March is the second-highest total ever recorded in the first three months of a calendar year, behind only 2022 (599 lives lost). The total number of deaths equates to a province-wide death rate of 44.1 deaths per 100,000 population.

The reporting also reflects that the total number of deaths due to toxic drugs in 2022 has been increased to 2,314, making that year the deadliest year on record. Unregulated drug toxicity continues to be the leading cause of unnatural death in British Columbia, accounting for more deaths than homicides, suicides, motor vehicle incidents, drownings and fire-related deaths combined.

At least 11,807 deaths have been caused by unregulated drugs since the public-health emergency was first declared in April 2016. There continues to be no evidence that prescribed safe supply is contributing to illicit drug deaths.

In 2023, 71% of those dying were age 30 to 59, and 77% were male.