N.S. town council passes anti-smoking bylaw including cemetery, parks

Published Wednesday March 26th, 2008

THE CANADIAN PRESS

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Town council in Bridgewater, N.S., has passed an anti-smoking bylaw that prohibits puffing on a lot of town-owned property.

Places affected by the new measure include the cemetery, parks, playgrounds, outdoor recreational facilities, and streets within designated school zones.

The bylaw passed by a 4-to-1 vote Tuesday night.

No date has been set for implementing the measure.

Mayor Carroll Publicover says the bylaw has been modified from the original proposal and does not ban smoking on all town streets and sidewalks.

Meantime, the costs of a marketing and public education campaign on the bylaw have yet to be finalized.

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