Heather helps out in Alberta
During the period 2002 to
2005, Heather visited Alberta four times. While Alberta
still does not have satisfactory provincial legislation to control
second-hand smoke, Heather made a difference in many ways,
including influencing many municipalities to pass smoke-free
by-laws. Les Hagen of Action on Smoking and Health (Alberta)
was kind enough to pay a visit to Ottawa in March of 2006 to
visit Heather at the Elisabeth-Bruyère Centre where she now lives.
He wrote a letter summarizing all of Heather's amazing
achievements.
Les also wrote a summary of
Heather's many successes in Alberta.
But Heather is also planning
for a better future for other workers. She has travelled
across Canada, promoting changes to municipal, provincial and
federal law to better protect workers from second-hand smoke.
She has allowed her story to be told in government advertisements
and news stories.
Heather is watching carefully
- and impatiently - as Canadian cities and provinces improve
their laws.
You can help her reach her
goal by urging your provincial and federal representatives to
better protect Canadian workers. Find
out how.
