Exactly 603 pairs of shoes mark a life lost to the opioid crisis in Alberta in 2019. The shoes were collected by members of the group Moms Stop the Harm. The shoes will be laid out in a space in Victoria Park on Monday to mark International Opioid Awareness Day. Petra Schulz became a co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm after her 25-year-old son Danny died of an accidental fentanyl overdose five years ago. Some of the shoes that will be a part of the Empty Shoes for Overdose Awareness event have been collected from families who lost a loved one in 2019.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2020 13:03 UTC