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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2017-03-29, Page 22 Signal Star • Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Contact North I Contact Nord's Huron Smoke -Free By -Law for the County of Huron Bluewater online learning centre welcomes Kathleen Smith new Online Learning Recruitment Officer Contributed Photo Heather Huff, Online Learning Recruitment Officer. The Huron Bluewater Contact North I Contact Nord online learning cen- tre, located at the REACII Centre in Clinton, has recently welcomed I leather fluff as the new Online Learning Recruitment Officer. Contact North I Contact Nord is Ontario's distance education and training network. • The no -fee ser- vice provides access for students in rural, remote, small, Aboriginal and. Francophone communi- ties to participate at a dis- tance in programs and courses offered by Ontar- io's public colleges, uni- versities, school boards, literacy and basic skills and other training provid- ers using the audioconfer- encing, videoconferencing and web conferencing platforms. r"I have been meeting with. community partners and residents in the Litt ron County to talk about how Contact North I Contact Nord supports residents to get their degree, diploma or certifi- cate or upgrade their skills through online learning," says Huff fluff says there are many online course options dur- ing spring and summer and she is available to help residents with infor- mation on available online programs and courses, as well as assis- tance with registration and information about local support. services. 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See thelivery.caformore details. 519 524 6262 • www.thelivery.ca • 35 South St Goderich Goderich Signal Star Public Health Inspector Patrick Landry, accompanied by Public I lealth Nurse Mary- anne Hayter, presented a report and proposal for the Council of County of Huron to adopt a Smoke -Free By-law. According to reports pre- sented by Landry, there were nine meter setbacks made in the the Smoking Act of 2006. These provisions stated that smokers must be nine meters away from health care facilities, but not gen- eral public areas. This is a concern for those working to quit the habit, espe- cially if it is a probability that they will walk through second- hand smoke outside the entrances of buildings, most likely leading to a relapse. "Huron County has a smok- ing moking rate of 20 percent, which means one in five smoke. A By-law would certainly help our residents in Huron County who are trying to quit smoking, to do so, stated Lan- dry on Wednesday morning. To further the argument that Huron County should adopt a Smoke -Free By-law, prohibiting smokers from lighting up in entrance or door ways, but rather in des- ignated smoking areas, Pub- lic Health Nurse Maryanne Hayter presented a different aspect on the topic. "I see people everyday for counselling to quit smoking. Recently I received a com- plaint from a client who had to walk through second hand smoke at the doors to our health facility, and sim- ple stated, 'You don't really practice what you preach'" Hayter said. Hayter added that "By- laws increase quit -attempts by providing a more sup- portive environment". As strong of a report as it was, stating that "no person shall smoke on a job -site owned by the County of I luron whether the job site is permanent or temporary", several members of Council believed the proposal was too vague, leaving an opening for harassment situations. There was a strong agree- ment amongst all Council members that the Province of Ontario is slowly winning the battle against tobacco and tobacco related illnesses or deaths. A few members of Council made suggestions in the bat- tle against tobacco related deaths, such as lobbying to the Province of Ontario. Another suggestion was to raise the legal age of smoking by one year, every year, so anyone who is already smok- ing moking would not be prevented from that right, but also to pre- vent younger generations from smoking in the first place, while continuing edu- cation on health and why tobacco products are deadly. The Council members found concem that the wording of the By-law was too vague, as people of the community would have license to name anywhere in Huron County a job -site, creat- ing reating harassment situations with other members of their community. In the Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednes- day, March 22, this proposal for a By-law which involves a smoking ban on all County - owned properties, with des- ignated smoking areas, was met with a stand -still vote on whether or not to accept the report and the By-law. Members of Council sug- gested to take this matter to the Board of Health. The result on this report, presentation and vote by Council members was one of acceptance of the report, but a motion to not adopt the Smoke -Free By-law at this time was decided upon. a e one service FREE for 3 Monthsl 284 Bayfield Rd, Goderich, ON (519) 612-3800 www.horardeton.ca Choose frovnTelephone, Internet or TV services. YOUR HURONTEL CELLULAR BILL EVERY MONTH!