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Wolfville is a small Nova Scotian town built around one of Canada's best universities near the shores of the Bay of Fundy. Acadia U is a picturesque university that significantly adds to the town's population. Apart from the typical 18-22 year old crowd, there is also a number of children in Wolfville. (They seem to be present in most towns, these children.)
And, after a by-law is passed Monday by Wolfville's town council, smoking in the presence of children while in your car will be illegal. Wolfville will become the first place in Canada to enact such a law. The mayor doesn't see this as a money-making, prosecutorial kind of by-law. It's part of an effort to raise health awareness. All seven councillors have already voiced their support and the Municapal Gov't Act allows municapalities to pass laws aimed at protecting its citizens. Mayor Bob Stead said there is plenty of support in the community to stop adults from smoking with kids nearby, and vehicles are one area where the problem is visible.
Twice the number of respondents in a Chronicle-Herald poll said the law was responsible rather than intrusive, while the remaining 24% were split between a possible waste of money and the fact that the law may not go far enough.
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Wolfville is a small Nova Scotian town built around one of Canada's best universities near the shores of the Bay of Fundy. Acadia U is a picturesque university that significantly adds to the town's population. Apart from the typical 18-22 year old crowd, there is also a number of children in Wolfville. (They seem to be present in most towns, these children.) And, after a by-law is passed Monday by Wolfville's town council, smoking in the presence of children while in your car will be illegal. Wolfville will become the first place in Canada to enact such a law. The mayor doesn't see this as a money-making, prosecutorial kind of by-law. It's part of an effort to raise health awareness. All seven councillors have already voiced their support and the Municapal Gov't Act allows municapalities to pass laws aimed at protecting its citizens. Mayor Bob Stead said there is plenty of support in the community to stop adults from smoking with kids nearby, and vehicles are one area where the problem is visible.
Twice the number of respondents in a Chronicle-Herald poll said the law was responsible rather than intrusive, while the remaining 24% were split between a possible waste of money and the fact that the law may not go far enough.
- How Not To Transfer Children In A Car
Why would someone put children in a car's trunk and hit the road is beyond us, but sadly, it does happen and this is not the first time we have seen something of the sorts (remember the video with the three kids hanging out of a Hyundai Genesis'...
- Mitsubishi Usa And Kids Safety First Hand Out 7,400 Booster Seats
Mitsubishi Motors USA and Kids Safety First, a national non-profit organization, partnered in an effort to teach parents with children between the ages of 4 and 8 about the importance of booster seats. Thirteen Mitsubishi car dealerships completed 13...
- "cardboard Kids" Used To Slow Down Speeding Motorists
Sometimes, speed limit signs and speed traps aren’t enough to deter reckless driving. This is why an Ohio father of two young children is making life size cut outs of his kids and putting them up on his yard in order to persuade motorists to slow...
- 75% Of Brits Support A Smoking Ban If A Child Under 16 Was In The Car
According to a new study from Privilege insurance, three out of five Brits would support a Government ban ruling out drivers from smoking if a child under 16 was in the car. Even though we’re heavy smokers ourselves, we’ll agree with the...
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Good news for everyone involved. Â The Canadian Cancer Society will give somebody in Ontario a Toyota Prius if they go smoke-free next month. Â You can register at www.DrivenToQuit.ca and find the rules there, too. Â The site encourages quitting...