Proposed Smoking Ban Heads to Board of Health
Ottawa’s Board of Health will vote this evening on a plan to force smokers to butt out on City property and on patios.
The Public Health unit is recommending the board expand Ottawa’s Smoke Free bylaw to ban smoking in municipal parks, beaches, on municipal properties and on bar and restaurant patios.
An Ipsos Reid survey found 77 per cent of respondents support smoke free parks and playgrounds, while 73 per cent also support banning smoking on patios.
Both the Community and Protective Services Committee and full City Council must also approve expanding the Smoke Free Ottawa bylaw to ban smoking on municipal property.