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The Canadian Champion, Friday, January 14, 2000 - 5 'Survey says 12 % of «Drunk driving down, says OPP retailers seli smokes to minors in Halton By IRENE GENTLE The Champion -Make it tough for kids to buy cigarettes and they'II find it tough to start smoking. That's the premise behind a Halton Regional Health Department (HRHD) ini- tiative to track the willingness of local retailers 10 seil smokes 10 underage teens. Under the Tobacco Control Act (TCA), Ontarians must lie 19 t0 legally buy ciga- reltes, the Region's healîh and social ser- vices committee heard Tuesday. And according 10 a recent survey con- ducted by the HRHD, most retailers are adhering to, the law. But 10 oullets have been charged under the TCA for selling smokes 10, underage customers. In total, the survey found that 12 per cent of Halton retailers were willing 10 seli cig- arettes 10 minors. Retailera approaehed twice This is how il worked: 155 gas stations and variety stores - about half those found in the region - were visited twice by 15 10, 17 year oid teens hired by the HRHD. I the first mun, 19 outlets sold the teens cigarettes. At that lime the smokes were retumed 10 the retailers along with a warn- ing by a liealth inspector. About three weeka later, the offending oullets were approached by a second underage teen. 0f those, 10 once again went through witl the cigarette sale. They were subsequently charged. In Milton, 19 outiets were approached by underage teena. 0f those, two gas sta- «tions and two variety stores, or 21 per cent of the surveyed retailers, were willing 10, 00,, .op-, f ,,,o /(, N../ OR,-,. tp.,,Ohs ...N,,,oo ..Sf.o. C,,p,,,gloOlSt "Enforcement as an overali strategy bas been shown to decrease (teen smoking). Access to tobacco, even the price of tobacco, is so iuportant." OR.U s NAL sell. 0f 48 Oakville retailers, three gas sas- tions and îwo variety stores, or 10 percent, sold 10 the teens. In Burlinglon, 60 oulleta yielded six gas stations and one variety store wulling 10 selI, for a 12 per cent total. 0f 28 oullets hit in Halton Hilîs, ail vari- ely stores refused tlie sale but lhree gas sta- tions, or Il per cent of the total, did not. Throughout Ontario, about 27 per cent of gas stations and 20 per cent of vaniety stores are willing 10 selI lobacco 10 minors. But culting off tlie supply may nol cul doms on the numbers of leen smokers, pointed ouI Burlinglon Councillor Jack Dennison. Instead, they could just lasso others 10 gel the illicit smokes for them. "Are me really thinldng this is Inse or are lhey juat gelting others 10 buy il for them," tlie aaked. Enforcement doea have an effect on teen smokers, said the Region's medical officer of healîli Dr. Bob Nosal. "Enforcement as an overaîl strategy has been shown t0 decrease (leen smoking)," se. ATTENTION on page 9 HEARu O50ONTARO) A 51-year-old Moffat man was one of 27 people charged with drinking and driving during thie OPP's five-week holiday season RIDE prograin. "We checked about 10,000 more vehicles and aie liad about a third leas incidents of drinking Thet altima a lss ok tsp harsans as a Con aires yst cosidei the tact that Altima's 1551 bath Camry and Accord 4-cylinder msdels.t inclades: é Air canditaonisg e 100Oati AM/FI with panic alarm é Pater wisdsws, mirrars, dc mirrsrs * 8-way adjastable driver's seat é 4-sp Test-drive the ntwli restyltd 2000 Atibsa GXE realy cassits. 2000 Altima GXE and driving offenses," said Constable Lia Anderson of the Port Credit OPP, aihicli patrols Milton's portion of Hwy. 401. east of Hwy. 25. More than 16,000 vehicles were cliecked between November 25 and January 2. Overaîl there aitre 26 90-hour suspensions and 73 12-hour suspenaions isaued. 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