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15 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,June 11,2020 theifp.ca 905-877-8262 Noel Stoyles SALES REPRESENTATIVE DIRECT: (905) 866-8923 OFFICE: (905) 873-6111 (877) 306-IPRO (4776) 158 Guelph St., Unit 4 Georgetown, ON L7G 4A6noelstoyles@gmail.com To advertise in this Full Colour Directory, please email Kelli kkosonic@theifp.ca or call 905-234-1018 Your Real Estate Resource With 40 Year's Experience. Heather Morison Broker - ASA CIA CLHMS hmorison@royallepage.ca 905-873-4266 www.REresource.ca 519-853-0924 PETER DYMOND Sales Representative DEMAND THE DYMOND STANDARD 905-456-1000 REALTY SERVICES INC., BROKERAGE www.PeterDymond.com Elaine Corris Sales Representative 647-241-9927 ElaineCorrisSells@gmail.com www.elainecorrissells.ca REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY 324 Guelph Street, Georgetown ON L7G 4B5 Direct: 905.866.8766 Office: 905.877.8262 slpaglia@royallepage.ca www.sherylpaglia.ca Sheryl Paglia Sales Representative Halton councillors are demanding action to curb the ever-increasing num- ber of youths using vape products. A motion calling for a variety of steps the provin- cial and federal govern- ments can take to curb youth vaping was passed unanimously be regional council during its May 20 session. The resolution from Oakville Councillors Tom Adams and Jeff Knoll asks the higher levels of govern- ment to increase Ontario's minimum age of sale for vaping and tobacco prod- ucts to 21, establish a maxi- mum nicotine level of 20 mg/mL for all e-cigarettes and put restrictions on fla- vours, among other mea- sures. While the motion was in the works before the pan- demic, both councillors said perhaps it's even more important to address health issues like vaping now, in light of the respira- tory effects also caused by the coronavirus. Adams said he worked in partnership with the Ca- nadian Cancer Society to craft the resolution, with the organization com- mending council for taking on the issue. "The Canadian Cancer Society will build on this momentum and continue to press all levels of govern- ment to do more to reduce youth vaping," said Helena Sonea, senior manager of public issues at the Canadi- an Cancer Society. "This motion identifies the most comprehensive path for- ward to ensure we don't see a new generation of young people addicted to nicotine through e-cigarettes." The organization point- ed to a recent study pub- lished in JAMA Pediatrics, which found that youth vaping among 16- to 19- year-olds in Canada more than doubled over a two- year period between 2017 to 2019, going from 8.4 per cent to 17.8 per cent. "While the provincial government has made im- portant progress over the past several months, youth vaping in Ontario and in Canada continues to be on the rise," said Stephen Pi- azza, Ontario manager of public issues at the Canadi- an Cancer Society. "We need to act now to reverse this troubling trend." In Halton, the issue is being addressed by a youth vaping roundtable. Oak- ville-North Burlington MP Pam Damoff's office orga- nized a roundtable session in January that brought to- gether politicians at all lev- els of government, public health staff, the Halton District School Board and Canadian Cancer Society. A memo from Halton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hamidah Meghani says participants discussed the opportunities for each lev- el of government to strengthen the controls over vaping accessibility for youth. "Roundtable partici- pants agreed to a meeting in six months to discuss the progress and actions identified," said Meghani. "Halton Region Public Health will continue to up- date council on the prog- ress of this important is- sue." NEWS HALTON POLITICIANS CALL FOR ACTION TO REDUCE YOUTH VAPING MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com Adams said he worked in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society to craft the resolution, with the organization commending council for taking on the issue. Torstar file photo