An estimated 24,500 Nova Scotians working in the food service sector have lost their jobs, but not everyone is closing up shop.

Halifax Regional Council has voted to amend an existing bylaw to prohibit smoking of any kind on municipal property, except in specially designated areas.

A report by the Coast has alleged that Zane Kelsall, the now-former co-owner of Two If By Sea Cafe and Anchored Coffee, created an atmosphere of "manipulation and intimidation."

Many food safety experts point to Toronto's DineSafe program as an example of one of the best systems in the country.

During the past seven years, Nova Scotia inspectors have found and reported hundreds of incidents of food safety being compromised in restaurants.