Wildfires and smoking
Did you know? About 40% of wildfires in BC are caused by humans (lightning causes the other 60%). Human activity contributes in several ways, either by accident or intentionally. Examples are: ...
Smoking
World No Tobacco Day is May 31
This year, the goal of World No Tobacco Day is to protect youth from industry manipulation and prevent them from using tobacco, vapour, and nicotine. As a nurse, I’ve seen first-hand the devastat...
Happy World No Tobacco Day 2019!
I’ve been a registered nurse with Northern Health (NH) for over 13 years. During that time, I’ve had the privilege to care for the health and well-being of people living in this region and our div...
January 20-26 is National Non-Smoking Week!
Did you know most tobacco users want to quit? Or that smoking tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death? Yikes! This week, let’s work on helping to prevent young peo...
Feel like you’re losing your best friend?
Most tobacco users do want to quit and many have tried without success. The majority of us know that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and increases the risk of heart disease, l...
Happy anniversary: Two years since Prince George smoke and vape bylaw
A healthy environment for all to enjoy The City of Prince George promotes a healthy environment for all to enjoy. Two years ago on May 1, 2016 the city council adopted a bylaw to regulate smoking a...
Nine reasons to quit smoking today
I had been smoking for 58 years. When I decided that enough was enough I was smoking over two packages a day. I had tried everything over the years to quit, but nothing seemed to work for me. This tim...