Weedless Wednesday includes Nanaimo event called Quit Smoking for Good
NANAIMO — On Weedless Wednesday thousands of people will try to give up smoking.
It’s part of National Non-Smoking Week in Canada which focuses on the health benefits of being smoke free.
The latest Statistics Canada figures show the national smoking rate at 18.1 per cent while in British Columbia the rate is 14.3 per cent
Dr. Derek Poteryko with Island Health says numbers trend a bit higher in Nanaimo.