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Page 12 THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday MSI Pharmacists ban sale of tobacco Neil Young and Ken Milne owners of Youngs Pharmacy say they have become increas ingly aware that the operation of a pharmacy a health promotion business and the selling of tobac co products an anti health business is a serious conflict of interest Youngs Pharmacy on Georgetowns Main Street joins their other stores Medical Cen tre Pharmacy and The Milne And Prescription Cen in being tobacco free The two newer medical building pharmacies have been tobacco free since their openings in and respectively Says Young Im sure people have been buying tobacco from the Main Street pharmacy since one first opened in this location sometime around We know our move flies in the face of tradi tion but we think the time has come to act Young and Milne agree that it was a difficult decision as many of their regular customers and friends are smokers Withdraw cigarettes from our store will probably inconvenience the many who bought their tobacco from us Milne says We truly appreciate our smoking customers past patronage and hope it will remain after we discontinue tobacco sates He adds Perhaps we can gain back some of those customers we may have lost because we did sell tobacco products In fact it will be important for us to attract new customers who appreciate our No Tobacco status to re main economically viable Young says Many would have you believe the tobacco agent whether he or she is a grower manufacturer or retailer is blameless in causing people to smoke They claim they are just satisfying a preexisting need I believe this is nonsense Even the fact that a retailer displays cigarettes and offers them for sale is a promotion for cigarette smoking At the very least it im plies tacit approval In a macy this is from the people who are supposed to be looking after Appealing to the public If a picture says a thousand words then perhaps you have a great story to The 30th Anniversary Commit tee of Georgetown Hospital cer tainly hopes so To help celebrate the Hospitals 30 years of operation Committee organizers are appealing to the public for assistance Linda Dawson 30th Anniversary Com mittee chairperson explains As part of our celebrations we are holding a special com munity open house planned for June The event which will be held on Hospital grounds will include an exhibit area where old photographs and memorabilia of our past 30 years will be on display says Dawson Organizers believe that captur the Hospitals history in pic toral form will give the staff and community an opportunity to observe bow the Hospital has grown and changed over the past Were confident that many of our long time staff members as well as local citizens have some excellent photos for the display boards Dawson adds The 30th Anniversary Commit tee would appreciate your dona of any Hospital related photos or other material Please send it along with your name the GEORGETOWN DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL date and brief description of photo include names of in dividuals pictured Also state whether you wish to have photo or material returned The deadline is March 1991 and materials can be directed to The Executive Director Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Princess Anne Drive Georgetown For further information con tact Georgetown Hospital Ad ministration office at COUNTRY LANE FREE MOVIE RENTALS WITH THE PICKUP OF ANY SIZE PIZZA 1 FREE MOVIE WITH DELIVERY Includes Sauce Cheese BASIC PRICE 12 14 16 Party ADO Pepperoni Bacon Ham fleet Pineapple Tomatoes Gr Pepper Mushrooms Onions Anchovies Hot Peppers Mod From Scratch With Freshest Of Ingredients COUNTRY LANE Line River Rd Call and Reserve your movies order your and get your movies FREE WITH TWS COUPON SAVE OFF THE PURCHASE OF ONE target food stores 51 GEORGETOWN 2 MILK 99 with Coupon 3 59 without Coupon Valid Only At Target Georgetown thru ID Feb 26791 your health Selling tobacco is something we just could no longer do in good conscience Most of our staff are involved with the Cancer Society and with the Heart and Stroke Foundation It is ludicrous for us to work hard on one hand battling the effects of smoking and then participate with the tobacco industry and promote smoking on the other The health facts are unarguable According to Young the cial implications of the move will be significant Cigarette sales contributed substantially to the profitability of his Main Street pharmacy He feels however that the efforts and space devoted to tobacco products can be redirected to other areas to make up for lost sales He says Better health care promotion will be one such area The Canadian Pharmaceutical Association heartily endorses tobacco free pharmacies and the Ontario College of Pharmacy is considering legislation to ban tobacco sales from pharmacies Young says the pending Ontaro legislation is a hot topic It in real and perceived threats to the rights and freedom of macists to sell whatever legal products they like He foresees that its passing and implements lion could be delayed for years Unfortunately says Young many pharmacies like a lot of other businesses count on their tobacco profits to remain viable Banning cigarette sales could dose their doors if those affected are unable or unwilling to re evaluate and restructure their businesses Young and Milne say they sincerely hope that this move to tack their tobacco sales habit at Youngs will encourage some smokers to reconsider and kick their tobacco habit as well Says Young The costs that smoking related diseases apply to our health care system are stupendous If a smoker can give up their habit it will be for the common good of everyone as well as for their own good SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 101 Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 TOWN COUNTRY CLOTHIERS Woolnch Royal Robbins Columbia Run Swim Fitness 8788622 Mill St E MILTON Symbolically breaking cigarettes indicate Youngs Pharmacy and Milne Homecare and Prescription Centre will no longer sell cigarettes are owners Neil Young left and Ken Milne right who want promote something that Is bad for your health Herald photo Vanity Mostly Bath Bed and Table Linens Preferred Bridal Registry Service Main Street East MILTON Ladies Mens Hair Styling 10 For Seniors on Wed Mill won FINAL CLEARANCE SAVE UP TO All Fall And Winter Stock Beautiful Spring Fashions Striving All At Ill SAVINGS