Black balloons displayed in Winnipeg to honour people who died of drug overdoses

People who lost loved ones to drug overdoses came together in Winnipeg on Sunday to remember them and call for better supports to stop preventable deaths.

March 6 marks International Black Balloon Day, which was created to bring awareness to deaths due to overdose and to pay tribute to family and friends who have died from overdoses.

Arlene Last-Kolb displayed a black balloon for her son Jessie, who died from fentanyl poisoning in 2014 at age 24, and offered up her fence as a place to display the names and ages of others in . . .