| No hiding the truth |
| Rick Bender got mouth cancer from using chew tobacco. You should listen to what he has to say in this video: |
| Video Winners announced |
| AND THE AWARDS GO TO ... 1st Place BARRIE NORTH COLLEGIATE ... 2nd Place JEAN VANIER, COLLINGWOOD ... 3rd Place INNISDALE SECONDARY, BARRIE |
| Chew on this! |
| If you think chew or dip is no big deal and has no long term effect on your health, check out this true story and you'll figure out pretty quickly that if you chew you don't know spit. |
| iThink --do you? |
| Check out iThink on YouTube and Facebook to see what a group of youth is saying about the advertising that is in your face all day long trying to manipulate you into buying products good, bad and ugly. |
| Tastes like ... |
| Candy-flavored tobacco - hmmm of course that's not for kids! Only adults would want chew tobacco that tastes sweet and hides the horrible truth about what it does to you. |
| Tobacco Free Sport |
| The Barrie Colts know it. So do the Midland Kelsey's Flyers and the Huntsville Otters -- tobacco and sports don't mix. Players who play to win, stay clear of smoking, chewing and all tobacco products |
| Rapping against tobacco |
| Lambton youth created a rap video about the tobacco industry and its deadly products for youtube. They also performed it for Ontario's Minister of Health Promotion Margaret Best. |
| Tobacco-free sports |
| We all know tobacco causes cancers, heart and lung diseases so how come some athletes have this misguided idea that chewing or dipping will make them a better player? Tobacco industry brainwashing perhaps? |
| Flavour ban on cigarillos |
| Here is a bit of good news. It is now illegal to sell cigarillos or mini cigars that have candy and fruit flavours. Adding chocolate and other flavours is a gimmick used by the tobacco industry to get kids to try their addictive products. |
| Vanier Students the big video winners |
| The annual Youth Stomp Out Tobacco video contest is over. Aspiring actors and directors from schools in Collingwood, Barrie and Bracebridge won top prizes. The winning video was a rant that would make Rick Mercer proud! |