The federal, provincial, and civic governments are investing millions of dollars to address the fentanyl crisis.

But it hasn't put a dent in overdoses in the City of Vancouver.

Between February 26 and March 5, there were 174 overdose calls, according to Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services.

This was the highest weekly figure in 2017.

"The majority of the calls were in the Downtown Eastside," the city stated in a news release, "however the number of cases outside the downtown area also increased last week."

Vancouver police have reported that there were 14 overdose deaths over the same period, which was six more than the previous week.

"Drug overdose deaths in the fentanyl crisis continue to have a devastating impact throughout Vancouver," Mayor Gregor Robertson said in the news release. "The City shoulders a huge burden of the drug overdose response, and our first responders and frontline community workers are at a breaking point."

Vancouver Kingsway NDP MP Don Davies, Vancouver Centre Liberal MP Hedy Fry, and B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver have all said that Canada needs to have a frank discussion about the merits of allowing regulated legal heroin.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, however, has ruled out legalizing hard drugs.

The federal government has given the B.C. government $10 million to address drug overdoses.