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‘He came back and saved people’: Downtown Eastside grieves advocate’s sudden death - BC | Globalnews.ca

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Trey Helten , 42 , died suddenly last month at age 42 .

Helten spent several years managing the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) at 141 East Hastings Street .

He is credited with saving hundreds of lives during the toxic drug crisis.

A strong advocate against gentrification, Helten often used his sense of humour to highlight issues facing the community.

“He ( Helten ) was just positive, just told everybody never give up right, so that’s something that stuck with me,” Fantinic told Global News Saturday , as he and Zelda navigate the grieving process together. “ Trey will always be missed,” added Vaillancourt . “He’s in everybody’s hearts down here.”.

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