BRETT CONNOLLY AND PARKER STANFIELD ARE PROUD TO BE TOBACCO FREE!
Photos courtesy of Ralph Posteraro
Hockey Yes, Tobacco No is an exciting partnership between the Prince George Cougars, Canadian Cancer Society and Northern Health. This initiative is in its 5th year and highlights positive role models Parker Stanfield #26 and Brett Connolly #8 from the Prince George Cougars.
The Hockey Yes, Tobacco No campaign is aimed at:
- Discouraging use of tobacco in youth
- Increasing awareness of harms from tobacco use
- Providing Information regarding Quitting for those interested
- Showcasing positive & “cool” role models for youth
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 15, 2010, 7:00pm – Cougars VS Vancouver Giants
Join us in section X as we celebrate National Non Smoking Week and the Hockey Yes, Tobacco No campaign.
Media Contacts:
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Megan Klitch
Health Promotion Coordinator 
(250) 564-0885
Amy Erickson
Promotions and Corporate Sales
(250) 561-0783
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Laura Johnston
Tobacco Reduction Coordinator
(250) 649-7179
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Check out these great Hockey Yes, Tobacco No resources!
Join Brett Connolly and Parker Stanfield and pledge to be Tobacco Free! Click here to download your own pledge
For Talk About It Tips to share with your friends and parents click here
Click here for the Brett Connolly poster
Click here for the Parker Stanfield poster
Click here to download the Lung Power Word Search
Click here to download for a Hockey Maze
Click here for the Smoke Screen Word Scramble
Click here for the Zamboni Colouring Sheet
Interesting Tobacco Facts
Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including more than 50 chemicals that can cause cancer.
If you use tobacco you can expect to have smelly hair, smelly clothes, yellow teeth, bad breath and less money.
Over 37,000 Canadians die each year from tobacco related diseases.
Spit tobacco is just as dangerous as cigarettes. It has over 3,000 chemicals including 28 that can cause cancer.
Smoking leaves behind a poisonous, black, gooey tar that coats the inside of all the tubes in your lungs and makes it harder for you to breathe.
Non-smokers can do more activities because their lungs are clean and smoke free and its easier for them to breathe.
Second hand smoke is more dangerous for children than adults because children breathe faster and their lungs are still developing.
A cigarillo is a short, narrow cigar. Cigarillos are wrapped in whole-leaf tobacco, not paper. Smoking one cigarillo is equal to smoking 4 cigarettes.
Spit tobacco can be as addictive as smoking cigarettes. A person who uses 8 to 10 dips or chews a day gets the same amount of nicotine as a person who smokes 30 to 40 cigarettes a day.
