Tag: health canada
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Vapour tales
STORY AND PICTURE BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Tyler Silva, an on-and-off smoker of 11 years, tried once again this past summer to kick the habit, this time with the aid of an electronic cigarette. “It’s different feeling, because actual cigarettes have combustion and with e-cigarettes are just a vapour, so it’s not the same thing. It’s…
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War on tobacco hits White Oaks Secondary School
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK The federal government held an anti-smoking seminar at White Oaks Secondary School last week as a part of its “war on tobacco” campaign. MP Eve Adams, parliamentary secretary to the minister of health, lead the presentation and open discussion on tobacco use among youth. With her was Rob Cunningham,…