Posts Tagged ‘Victoria’

23
Jan

B.C. battles smoking, salt consumption

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VICTORIA – B.C.'s program to supply free quit-smoking aids is proving popular, with more than 63,000 smokers taking advantage since it launched last September.

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2
Sep

Smoking rates on the decline

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Cancer Council research shows smoking rates have dropped by more than 25 per cent in Victoria, since 1998.

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10
Jul

Quit Victoria

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Program committed to reducing the harmful effects of tobacco in Victoria.

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VICTORIA'S top health lobby has urged Surf Coast Shire to extend a beach smoking ban to its streets.

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20
Feb

Victoria woman quits smoking, wins B.C. contest (CHEK News)

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Victoria's Christie Kane, 37, butted out after 21 years of smoking to win the B.C. Lung Association's Quit Now and WIN contest. Kane is one of five regional winners, one for each health authority in the province, to take home $2500 in gift certificates.

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