Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Health Unit talks second hand smoke and pets

The District Health Unit is kicking off a pets and second hand smoke campaign. Spokesperson Susan Trevisan says it's a different way of getting smokers to consider the consquences of their habit. One local pet store owner says she has seen an increase in pet cancers and believes it can be attributed to second hand smoke.

Soccer fundraiser is back

The annual Kicks for Cancer fundraiser is set to take place next month. The 24 hour soccer marathon raises money to help local victims of cancer and their families. Kicks for Cancer takes place at the Sportsdome March 6th and 7th.

Witness request

There's a call for any witnesses to a car pedestrian accident Sunday night. City police say that at around 8:40 pm a collision took place on the 400 block of Arthur Street between a pedestrian and a grey Toyota. The pedestrian suffered non life threatening injuries. Police are looking for any information from any witnesses.