TORONTO – W5 and Vice Canada have unveiled broadcast details for the first documentary of their new partnership which will air on linear TV with a livestream on Twitter on Saturday.
Steel Town Down: Overdose Crisis In The Soo takes a close-up look at the Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie. In the wake of the decline of the local steel industry, the documentary reveals the shortage of job opportunities and dearth of social services have left “The Soo” vulnerable to a growing addiction epidemic. Featuring revealing interviews with addiction counsellors, paramedics, harm reduction workers, and local residents struggling with their own addictions, Steel Town Down: Overdose Crisis In The Soo is an in-depth account of the way the opioid crisis is taking hold in small communities across the country.
The hour-long documentary premieres February 10 at 7:00 PM ET on CTV’s W5.
Additionally, W5 and Vice Canada have partnered with Twitter Canada to premiere the documentary through a unique livestream on each organization’s Twitter account, concurrent with the television premiere.
