The Initiative for Public Deliberation at Washington State University Vancouver invites the public to participate in a discussion about the opioid crisis. Small group conversations about opioid abuse in Southwest Washington will take place 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27.
The same conversation will be held at three locations:
• WSU Vancouver in the Firstenburg Student Commons, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver
• Vancouver City Hall in the Aspen Room, 415 W 6th St., Vancouver
• YWCA Clark County in the Community Room, 3609 Main St., Vancouver
All forums are free and open to the public. Register by visiting the following link: bit.ly/IPDforum
— Source: WSU Vancouver
Small fire contained at Peacehealth Southwest
Shortly before 8 a.m. on Feb. 13 a small fire broke out in a supply room on the second floor of PeaceHealth Southwest's Memorial campus, 100 E. 33rd Main Street in Vancouver. The building houses the Urgent Care Clinic on the first floor and Behavioral Health Services on the second floor.
No patients or caregivers were harmed by the contained fire. Ten patients located on the second floor have been relocated to the first floor while the lingering smell of smoke is mitigated.
According to PeaceHealth, the cause of the fire was likely electrical. The investigation is ongoing.
— Peacehealth
