Contraband Cigarettes

A coalition of health groups is calling on the province to domore to prevent kids from smoking contraband cigarettes.

The Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco says more than 60-thousand young people who already smoke are puffing contrabandcigarettes.

Director of the campaign, Michael Perley says contraband cigarettes are typically made by First Nations and are sold in clear plastic bags containing 200 cigarettes.

The coalition is calling for more police to clamp down on contraband smokes and for health warnings to be printed on all cigarettes.

Common Ground

Local storytellers will be putting a unique twist on local history this weekend.

A Sharing of our stories will be taking place at the Best Western Lakeside Inn from 9 until 3:30.

Barb Manson is one of the organizers and says they're pleased with the wide variety of stories they will be presenting.

There will be a total of ten storytellers on hand Saturday, with a cocktail closing reception at the Lake of the Woods Museum.