Sweeping smoking ban in B.C.

The B.C. government has introduced new legislation that will ban smoking in all indoor public spaces and take aim at how tobacco products are marketed and sold.

Health Minister George Abbott introduced the bill in the legislature on Tuesday. “This amendment bans smoking in restaurants, pubs and private clubs, offices, malls, conference centres, sports arenas, community halls, government buildings and schools,” he said.

It will also be illegal for smokers to light-up in a public doorway, or near windows and air intakes — to protect indoor air quality.

The bill will ban smoking in schools and on school grounds this September; in other places, it takes effect next year.

The new legislation also allows regulations that would ban outdoor advertising of tobacco products, and limit the display and promotion of cigarettes inside stores. Abbott said that means cigarettes may have to be kept out of sight in B.C. stores at some point in the future.

“That will be determined by regulation, but my expectation is that the racks of cigarettes will actually be behind a plain covered surface. So there won’t be the advertising, there won’t be the cigarette packs sitting out in the open,” said the minister.

Abbott said B.C. is not yet ready to ban smoking altogether. But he says the government is determined to fight smoking and discourage young people from taking up the habit.

Source: CBC News, News1130

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The 2008 Vancouver Sun Run: Ready, set, go!

Are you ready for the Sun Run on April 20?

This year’s Vancouver Sun Run will take place on April 20. The training program is just getting started and continues for 13 weeks, culminating with run day. More than 50,000 people showed up last year for the 10K run. This could a great motivator, not just to eliminate the holiday excess but to jump-start a new, active way of living.

This event will be a great cause and I like to recommond people to check out the “Uncover the Cure” Run happening on July 12th.

“Hit the streets of Vancouver on July 12, 2008 for BC Cancer Foundation’s 3rd annual Underwear Affair®! Join runners and walkers of all ages and athletic abilities, dressed in everything from briefs and boy-shorts to t-shirts and tracksuits, and help fund life-saving research for cancers like prostate, colorectal, cervical, ovarian, and others that occur below the waist. After you cross the finish line, enjoy dancing, a few well-deserved drinks and an outrageous costume contest at the EXPOsed Afterparty!”

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