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Before
the move to British Columbia, I kicked up a real stink (please pardon the pun) about
the issue of second-hand smoke in the workplace. These links will take you to the various
news stories about it:
Related Links
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Andrea
Skinner – Andrea worked at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax, and quit because of
health problems created by prolonged exposure to second hand
smoke at work. Thank you, Andrea, for sticking to your guns. Your case has helped to change the
country’s perspective on this issue.
The decision on Andrea’s case was announced
in Nova Scotia’s legislature.
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OCAT
- the Ontario Coalition for Action on Tobacco. I was happy
to help the cause that these guys are fighting for. This
site deals specifically with health risks associated with
prolonged 2nd hand smoke exposure for casino workers.
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Heather
Crow – Heather was a waitress for 40 years and never smoked. She now has lung cancer from prolonged
exposure to 2nd hand smoke in her workplace. This is a Health Canada web page.
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What is Asthma?
Look at the Lung
Association’s website
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The Ontario
Medical Association’s 1996 paper on second-hand smoke
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Genuine
Progress Index for Atlantic Canada - THE ECONOMIC
IMPACT OF SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES: An Assessment for New Brunswick – a PowerPoint
file – very informative
Other
News Links:
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