Cigarette Butt

• ‘Smoking materials’ suspected cause of West Kelowna fire

  Investigators who responded spot fires to along Highway 97 in West Kelowna early Friday said 'lit smokers' materials were found at one of the incident sites.'

  Fire

  Jul 21, 2023
  
• Group unveils Canada’s 1st cigarette surfboard in battle against plastic pollution

  Th Surfrider Foundation Pacific Rim unveiled the "Dart Board" to mark the 30th anniversary of World Oceans Day, in a bid to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the ocean.

  Environment

  Jun 8, 2022
  
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• Photo of seabirds sharing a cigarette butt sparks anger over ocean garbage

  Cigarette butts are among the most common forms of human-made pollution in the world's waterways.

  World

  Jul 3, 2019
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• Morinville woman, baby escape house fire by jumping out 2nd-storey window

  Amber Dyck opened a window in her bedroom so Daemon could get some fresh air, then she started screaming for help.

  Canada

  May 29, 2019
• Winnipeg firefighters battle 3 overnight fires across the city

  Winnipeg firefighters battled three fires over 12 hours.

  Canada

  May 18, 2019
• Cigarette left in planter sparked fire that destroyed 2 south Edmonton homes

  A cigarette butt left in a backyard planter is responsible for a massive fire that destroyed two southwest Edmonton homes early Wednesday morning.

  Canada

  May 30, 2018
• Alberta man frustrated with people throwing cigarette butts from vehicles

  Wayne Dick confronted a passenger of a truck stopped in a long line of vehicles in southern Alberta last week. He said he saw the man toss a cigarette butt out the window.

  Crime

  Sep 6, 2017
• B.C. driver issued $575 ticket for tossing cigarette butt calls it ‘insane’

  Apparently people still are not getting the message about tossing cigarette butts out the window.

  Crime

  Sep 1, 2017
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• Vernon hopes cigarette tossing message hits home: ‘We want to protect our community’

  Vernon is taking a proactive approach to wildfire prevention and installing signs, reminding people not to discard their cigarettes carelessly.

  Aug 31, 2017
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• SFU researcher wants tobacco companies to be held responsible for cigarette butts

  A new study co-authored by a SFU researcher is raising awareness about the environment impact of cigarette butts.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2016