Support | Education | Advocacy

by & for people with lived and living experience of criminalized substance use

Empowering Rural PWLLE

rural people who use drugs, supporting each other throughout the Kootenay region of southern BC since 2004

Empowering Rural Drug Users

The Rural Empowered Drug Users’ Network creates a safe, welcoming community for individuals with lived & living experience of criminalized substance use to connect, learn from one another, and join advocacy efforts to end prohibition and promote the human rights of people who use drugs.

Building Community

Discover upcoming meetings and local events.

Nelson

tuesdays 11-1

Salvation Army, lower level, entry at back, off Lake St & Josephine St.

Castlegar

wednesdays 11-1

Castlegar Shelter, 1660 Columbia Avenue.

Trail

thursdays 12-2

Trail United Church, meeting in basement. Entry at 12pm, via back door (no early entry).

Explore stories and resources from PWLLE, sharing knowledge and updates to empower and uplift.