Smoking Ban in Outdoor Public Spaces

WHEREAS tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke remains the leading preventable cause of premature death in Canada and is a leading draw on finite health care resources; AND WHEREAS further efforts must be made to strengthen tobacco control regulations and to establish and maintain healthy communities for the protection of our citizens: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM supports the prohibition of tobacco use in outdoor public spaces, specifically, parks, beaches, sports fields and outdoor areas of municipal facilities and calls on the provincial government to implement more stringent provisions to the Tobacco Control Act.