Smoking Bylaw

• Smoking, vaping banned on trails, sidewalks in Banff as of Feb. 1

  Smoking or vaping tobacco in the town will be limited to parking lots, alleys and on private property.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
  
• Mayor says Port Coquitlam mulling B.C.’s toughest anti-smoking bylaw

  "This is persistent, ongoing smoking to the point where many of our residents don't feel comfortable coming to certain areas of downtown Port Coquitlam," Brad West said.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2021
  
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• North Vancouver city council amends smoking bylaws, raises fines

  North Van Mayor Linda Buchanan says the idea is to make public spaces more family-friendly.

  Mar 3, 2020
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• City of St. Albert updates bylaw to ban smoking in parks and within 10 metres of non-residential doors

  Smokers in St. Albert will no longer be allowed to light up in parks or within 10 metres of non-residential doors after city council passed an amendment to its smoking bylaw on Tuesday.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2019
• Edmontonians still confused over new smoking, cannabis use bylaw

  Don Belanger, program manager for the Capital City Clean Up, said 248 warnings have been issued to smokers since cannabis became legal on Oct. 17.

  Cannabis

  Oct 26, 2018
• Halifax businesses concerned over location of designated smoking areas

  Some business owners are raising concerns about why certain locations were chosen as designated public smokers areas.

  Cannabis

  Oct 18, 2018
• Ashtrays being redistributed to align with Edmonton’s 10-metre no-smoking zone

  A number of ashtrays will soon be gone along busy Edmonton strips like Whyte Avenue and Jasper Avenue to comply with the new no-smoking-in-public-places bylaw.

  Cannabis

  Oct 15, 2018
• Halifax councillor apologizes after smokers left frustrated over lack of designated smoking areas

  As of 4 p.m. Monday, only nine designated smoking areas show up on Halifax Regional Municipality's online map.

  Cannabis

  Oct 15, 2018
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• HRM introduces online map of designated smoking areas – but only one’s listed

  The map was introduced Friday afternoon – then disappeared – only to reappear again later in the evening. 

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2018
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• Halifax smoking bylaw takes effect next week but still no designated smoking areas in place

  In an email, the municipality confirmed they have already received 50 inquiries and are now working to assess them.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2018