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Think before you vape, youths are being told SD43, Fraser Health team up to educate kids about dangers Diane StranDberg dstrandberg@shaw.ca
Ryan Purdy has been erecting his ghoulish Halloween display at 825 Runnymede Ave. in Coquitlam for five years. But this is the first year he’s putting it on as a fundraiser, for the SPCA in Coquitlam. The display, which runs only on Oct. 31, until 10 p.m., includes a cemetery, Gallows Walk, witch’s tent, butcher shop and a few other featured niches. The butcher’s shop is a PG13, optional experience and “only those brave, or crazy, enough can enter,” Purdy said. For more photos of Purdy’s display — and details about a number of other large Halloween displays in the Tri-Cities — go to tricitynews.com. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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As more reports emerge across North America about sickness and deaths related to vaping, School District 43 and Fraser Health are teaming up to urge youths to think twice before they start puffing. Combating youth vaping is the goal of a new education program geared to middle school and secondary school students. The program, which is being introduced to Grade 5 to 7 classes this fall, will include videos, presentations and resources, and is aimed at debunking popular myths that vaping is harmless, said SD43 assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano. It was developed over the summer by Diana Dickin, a
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Fraser Health public health nurse, who surveyed resources to find the best way to convey facts to students without lecturing them. Zambrano said the district had to act fast because schools are dealing with vaping on a regular basis, with as many as 134 suspensions last year for vaping or being in possession of vape products on school grounds, up from four suspensions the year before — more than a 3,200% increase. Zambrano said the suspended students are likely repeat offenders who had one vape device confiscated and likely offended again because they were addicted to vaping. “It’s not supposed to be on school property. Youth in B.C. under 19 should not be in possession, and it’s not appropriate for adults to give nicotine or vape products [to youth], so it’s very clear,” he said. see
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