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"This sits very products will be required to post health warnings well within the mandate of the health department." on-site. The Act as it stands now will also give the At the same time, Willmott is reserving judge- province the clout to require tobacco be sold in ment until he and his staff see a copy of the draft generic packaging. legislation to determine how it will impact on their As for the ban on sale in pharmacies, Willmott role, While the various components of the Tobacco explained that the health ministry has always taken Control Act are each significant, he believes the the position that they are health care facilities. most important thing is to view the legislation as a The key to the success of the Act, says Willmott whole. is its enforcement mechanism which includes strict "Taken as a package, all of these will be influen- tial in reducing what is a major cause of morbidity in Ontario," said Willmott, whose department is cur- rently revamping its Tobacco Use Prevention Program. If passed in January the Act Wlll Dan tooacco vending machines; ban sales in pharmacies and other health care facilities; raise the age to legally purchase tobacco from 18 to 19 and impose strict fines for those sell tobacco to minors. Smoking will also be prohibited in health care centres, schools, stores. Iaundn'es. public areas in banks, bus shelters and barber shops. Willmott said while it is difficult at this time gauge what the impact of all this will be, he explained that the major thrust of the Act is to pre- vent young people from starting smoking in the first place. The idea is to make accessibility so difficult that by the time they reach 19 the odds are against By BA RB JOY Oakville Beaver Slag Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is contemplating a name change to better reflect its chang- int role in the community. "We're trying to get people stimulated to think differently about the hospital " said Tom Alton. chairman of the hospital's Board of Governors. "One way of doing that is by changing our vision and adopting a different style of name." He said Dieter Kuntz. the hos- pital's president and chief execu- tive officer. first recommended to the Board that "OTMH Health Care Centre" be adopted as the new name. At a conference call session with the Beaver, Kuntz expanded on his reasons for this when he said the hospital has Police are looking for a man who tried to drag a 15-year-old girl into his car Saturday night. According to Halton Regional Police, the girl was walking along Dean Avenue at around 10:30 pan. when a vehicle pulled up alongside her. The driver opened the passenger side door and tried to pull her inside the car. The girl managed to kick the driver and escape to a friend’s home. The occupant of the car is described as a white male, 25 to 30 years of age with curly, bushy, shoulder-length brown Mit. He had some facial hair and brown eyes and was wearing a black leather jacket and a black baseball cap. The car is a dark red or maroon two-door featuring, a wide strip of Teenager foils abduction attempt The Oakville United Way may extend its campaign past tomorrow's Touchdown. with only 87% of this year's $1.9 million goal reached. As of Monday night, $1.647 million has been collected. United Way 13% short of goal the the Touchdown to be held Thursday (Nov. 25th) at Fore Seasons Golf, 760 Pacific Rd., Unit 25, from 5:30to 7 pm. The decision to extend the fund drive will be announced _ "We're 13% below target," commented executive director Bill Deyell. "it doesn't look 'ampaign may have to be extended e car is a dark red or maroon two-door featuring side molding with thinner strips above and below R 24, 1993 January the Act will ban tobacco nes; ban sales in pharmacies and e facilities; raise the age to legally o from 18 to 19 and impose strict ell tobacco to minors. Smoking will :ed in health care centres, schools, _ nublic areas in banks, bus shelters ERBC DOMINION SECURITIES is described as a white male, 25 to 30 years shoulder-length brown Mit. He had some and was wearing a black leather jacket and increasingly taken on the role of preventing sickness and injuries as well as treating them. Besides running health promo- lion messages in the Oakville Beaver, Kuntz said the hospital has initiated a number of health promotion programs such as Lifeline, a program it began two years ago to improve lifestyles, thereby keeping people in their like were going to achieve it by Thursday. I don't expect there will be a lot of change on Wednesday." Deyeli said there is a "good chance" the campaign will be extended. "We did it two years ago, and last year, we came in at99% of our goal," He maintained that pledge renewals by both the indepen- dent small business people and individual donors in the amounts given last year will "put this campaign on targec" Tom Attogs See 'Name' page 2) Under the new laws retailers selling tobacco products will be required to post health warnings on-site. The Act as it stands now will also give the province the clout to require tobacco be sold in generic packaging. As for the ban on sale in pharmacies, Willmott explained that the health ministry has always taken the position that they are health care facilities. The key to the success of the Act, says Willmott, is its enforcement mechanism which includes strict bans and fines for those who contravene its mea- sures. For example, anyone selling to minors facts an initial $2,000 fine up to a $50,000 maximum for repeat offenders. Fines for corporations start at $5,000 and climb to a steep $75,000 for repeaters. Both groups also stand to lose the right to sell tobac- co for up to six months. 05 Do In addition, health minister Ruth Grier has promised to form a group a enforcement "police" who will be armed with sweeping powers to monitor for breaches of the law. One establishment which won't have to worry about this is downtown's Oakville Lakeshore Pharmacy (formerly Halton Pharmacy.) Owner Mayur Patel hasn't sold cigarettes there since he took over the business two years ago, continuing the tradition of its previous owner. e t 52 Pages “We're trying to get people stimulated to think differently about the hospital." ;fdbaéco siouid never have been sold in a drug' CALL FOB YOUR COMPLIMENTARY- , GUIDE T ( ( TO ESTATE PLANNING, new Caveman (um-mood 1.. "Mod 'trttt Coupon- annu In 1003 to than BURNS 8.75% (See 'Decision' page 5) FRYuMrmo To dands 76 Cents (GST included) INSIDE Paper SPORTS........., EDITORIAL. FOCUS..........., CLASSIFIED, "I6MAL sunuulm White Rose. 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