Building support for smoke-free public spaces

North Vancouver condo owner succeeds in making his building 100% smoke-free
Vancouver renter - and her dogs - frustrated no smoking policy fails to be enforced
No smoking bylaws purview of government, not neighbours, says condo owner
Neighbourly harmony elusive when Co-op no smoking policies 'grandfather' existing tenants who smoke

Strata ordered to pay owners over $4,000 because it failed to investigate smoking complaints
Civil resolution tribunal found that because one of the owners had a disability made worse by second-hand smoke, the strata had a higher "duty to accommodate" her.
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Nunavut bans smoking in publicly funded housing
Provisions that would have grandfathered the right to smoke in publicly funded rental housing were removed in order to accelerate the protection from smoke for other residents.
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Richmond condo owner wins compensation over second-hand smoke
A Richmond condo owner has won $500 in damages after complaining about her neighbour’s second-hand smoke and aromatherapy scents.
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Smoking history tied to worse COVID-19 outcomes
Cumulative cigarette smoke exposure is an independent risk factor for hospital admission and death from COVID-19, according to a research letter published online Jan. 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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