The High Public Health Stakes of E-cigarettes
What are Bubblegum, Snickerdoodle and Sweet Tarts? They are flavours for e-cigarettes, meant to entice youth to try this new device, which contains a power source and heating element designed to produce a vapour that can be inhaled by the user. The vapour may or may not contain nicotine, and a senior investment analyst…
Is Moderate Alcohol Consumption Healthy?
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines moderate drinking as no more than one drink per day for women (7 drinks per week) and two drinks per day for men (14 drinks per week). The first research report showing that moderate alcohol consumption increased lifespan was published in 1981. Since then, moderate…
Get Ready for Another Great Car Show from our Local Lions’ Club
It will be hard to top last year’s Antique Car Show, but organizers at the Lions’ Club are giving it a try. Last year the weather brought out over 200 cars from 910 to 1990, filling the streets with colourful memories sparked by shiny vehicles. Coming from Belleville, Huntsville, Welland and beyond, visitors had…
Raise the Roof Event
A private fundraising event organized by Peterborough City Councillor Pat Parnell and hosted by Galerie Q last month raised $8000 towards YES shelter for youth and family’s “Raise the Roof” campaign. The organization has set a $50,000 fundraising campaign target to allow them to replace the roof on their aging facility located at 196…
Bill Slavin Launches New Children’s Book at Bear Essentials
Most attendees wandered in with several books in hand, eager to have personal notes and an autograph from popular children’s book writer and illustrator Bill Slavin at the launch of his latest book on Saturday, his first solo picture book in more than twenty years. As participants settled into stools, benches or spots on…
Pedal for Hope Brings Record Donations
The Cops for Cancer events arrived at the local schools on May 13th, bringing their usual combination of entertainment laced with education to North Cavan and Millbrook South Cavan public schools. With a movie theme, bright lights, costumes and skits, students participated in the event with enthusiasm. At the main event, the haircuts, enthusiasm…