Causes of death included pneumonia, drug overdose and suicide, and represent triple the numbers from the same time period last year.
Anti-poverty group, The Poverty Law Club at the University of Victoria, which publicized the shocking spike in homeless deaths, is calling for the regional coroner to hold an inquest into the 30 deaths. Coroner's inquests are not about finding blame, but about identifying causes and possible remedies. The City of Victoria is located on The coast of Vancouver Island, and is the Capitol of the Province of British Columbia -- 30 Victoria homeless deaths in 4 months draw inquest calls
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