Robert
November 16th, 2007, 08:16 AM
This is great news for us who play in bars in Alberta. I have been avoiding some of the local jam sessions for this very reason. Soon I don't have to! :beer: :AOK:
A province-wide smoking ban in all public places and workplaces has been approved, with a planned effective date of January 1, 2008.
Alberta’s new Tobacco Reduction Act will also prohibit smoking within a specified distance from the windows, doorways and air intakes of public places to protect indoor air quality.
“We need to reduce smoking and the harmful effects of second-hand smoke in our province,” said Dave Hancock, Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness. “Every year, 3,400 Albertans die from tobacco-related causes and the province spends about $471 million on health care costs directly attributed to tobacco use.”
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The Tobacco Reduction Act also introduces a number of other changes.
Tobacco power walls and other promotional displays in retail outlets will no longer be permitted and pharmacies, retail stores with pharmacies, health facilities and public post-secondary institutions will not be permitted to sell tobacco products. These changes are proposed to become effective July 1, 2008 and January 1, 2009, respectively.
Read here for more info - http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/SmokeFree/tobacco_reduction.html
A province-wide smoking ban in all public places and workplaces has been approved, with a planned effective date of January 1, 2008.
Alberta’s new Tobacco Reduction Act will also prohibit smoking within a specified distance from the windows, doorways and air intakes of public places to protect indoor air quality.
“We need to reduce smoking and the harmful effects of second-hand smoke in our province,” said Dave Hancock, Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness. “Every year, 3,400 Albertans die from tobacco-related causes and the province spends about $471 million on health care costs directly attributed to tobacco use.”
...
The Tobacco Reduction Act also introduces a number of other changes.
Tobacco power walls and other promotional displays in retail outlets will no longer be permitted and pharmacies, retail stores with pharmacies, health facilities and public post-secondary institutions will not be permitted to sell tobacco products. These changes are proposed to become effective July 1, 2008 and January 1, 2009, respectively.
Read here for more info - http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/SmokeFree/tobacco_reduction.html