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OPP Find Illegal Smokes During Traffic Stop

A Windsor man faces charges including having unmarked cigarettes after a traffic stop on Hwy. 401.

Ontario Provincial Police in Chatham-Kent pulled over a vehicle near Kenesserie Rd. around 4pm last Friday and found several cartons of illicit smokes inside.

The 56-year-old is also charged with driving while under suspension and driving without a valid permit under the Highway Traffic Act.

A new study commissioned by the Ontario Convenience Stores Association suggests illegal cigarette use is increasing in southwestern Ontario. It says 33.9% of cigarettes in the region are unmarked, compared to 26% last year.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.