Campus complies with new smoke act
Since Ontario passed the new smoking by-law in the spring, lighting-up on campus and in the city of London has changed.
As of May 31, the Smoke-Free Ontario Act prohibits smoking in all workplaces and enclosed public places like restaurants, bars, schools, private clubs, sports arenas, entertainment venues, work vehicles and offices.
The act also bans smoking on patios that have food and beverage service if they are either partially or completely covered by a roof.
In order to abide by the new guidelines Fanshawe's licensed pub and restaurant, The Out Back Shack, has taken down an awning and raised a new fence.
The college has also complied with the by-law. No-smoking signs have been adjusted accordingly and all approved smoking areas are marked on designated maps.
The Smoke-Free Ontario Act will also make it more difficult for someone younger than 25 to buy cigarettes, requiring retailers to ask for ID if a person appears younger than this age. The new act will also ban the display of tobacco products.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit has assigned six inspectors to enforce the smoke-free legislation, and non-compliance can result in individual fines of $1,000 for a first offence and $5,000 for repeated offences.
“The legislation will protect workers and the public from exposure to second-hand smoke and it will help to ensure that young people don't pick up this deadly addiction,” says Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health.
According to the Ministry of Health, tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable disease and death in Ontario, killing 16,000 Ontarians every year.
As of May 31, the Smoke-Free Ontario Act prohibits smoking in all workplaces and enclosed public places like restaurants, bars, schools, private clubs, sports arenas, entertainment venues, work vehicles and offices.
The act also bans smoking on patios that have food and beverage service if they are either partially or completely covered by a roof.
In order to abide by the new guidelines Fanshawe's licensed pub and restaurant, The Out Back Shack, has taken down an awning and raised a new fence.
The college has also complied with the by-law. No-smoking signs have been adjusted accordingly and all approved smoking areas are marked on designated maps.
The Smoke-Free Ontario Act will also make it more difficult for someone younger than 25 to buy cigarettes, requiring retailers to ask for ID if a person appears younger than this age. The new act will also ban the display of tobacco products.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit has assigned six inspectors to enforce the smoke-free legislation, and non-compliance can result in individual fines of $1,000 for a first offence and $5,000 for repeated offences.
“The legislation will protect workers and the public from exposure to second-hand smoke and it will help to ensure that young people don't pick up this deadly addiction,” says Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health.
According to the Ministry of Health, tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable disease and death in Ontario, killing 16,000 Ontarians every year.
