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Huron County
prepares
for new
smoking bylaw,
which begins
in September
By Jennifer Hubbard
Goderich Signal -Star Staff
Work continues behind the scenes for Huron County's no -
smoking bylaw, which would prohibit smoking in public places
starting Sept. 4, 2004.
"We received approval from eight of nine lower tier
municipalities, accounting for approximately 94 per cent of the
county and now there are a lot of things that need to happen
before next September," Huron County Health Unit director
Penny Nelligan told council members at their Nov. 6 meeting.
Morris-Tumberry was the only municipality not to consent to
the bylaw, which exempts long-term care and psychiatric
facilities.
Nelligan told county councillors the health unit is currently
working on public education and media campaigns.
The public education campaign would allow the public time
to prepare to be smoke-free, accelerate compliance and address
any misunderstandings and complaints that the public may
have, said public health nurse Sandra Feltz in her report to the
county's Health and Planning committee. A media campaign
would form the majority of the public education effort.
Funding for the media campaign was obtained from the
Ontario Tobacco -Free Network to run radio and print
advertisements three weeks prior to the 2004 implementation.
Bylaw education kits will also be created and made available
to businesses and workplaces affected by the bylaw. Using
Chatham -Kent's kit as an example, it will include a summary of
the bylaw, a question and answer fact sheet, suggestions for,
implementation, second-hand smoke facts, no smoking signs
and smoking cessation options.
In addition to educating the public about the bylaw, there will
also be assistance offered to those who are interested in quitting
smoking.
"Most jurisdictions have found that a strong education
campaign, an equitable bylaw, adequate resources for
enforcement and a fair but firm approach to enforcement leads
to early and strong compliance with smoke-free bylaws," Feltz
said in her report.
A report with more specific cost estimates as well as a
recommendation for a preferred option for bylaw enforcement
will be brought presented to the county committee over the next
few months so it can be considered for the 2004 budget process.
'free bylaw update
After three years of debates and discussions, Huron County
may finally have an updated forest conservation bylaw.
"We need to get on with the bylaw and get it finished," said
Bill Dowson (Bluewater) at council's Nov. 6 meeting. "We've
spent a lot of time and money on this and if we keep dragging it
on, we'll lose the reason we started it in the first place."
Currently on its eighth draft, the forest conservation bylaw,
formerly known as the tree bylaw, controls the harvest of trees
and protects Huron's forested areas.
Council decided an updated bylaw was necessary because the
original bylaw was passed in 1986.
"It's time to put it to rest," Warden Dave Urlin agreed. "We'll
have to look at, it and make changes a year down the road, no
doubt, but let's get on with it."
Recent issues of concern in the revised bylaw were the
possibilities of charges being laid by the forest conservation
officer and changes in measuring the tree sizes (basil averages).
Any fines for offences that are ticketed would be reviewed by
the county's Agriculture, Public Works and Seniors committee.
"All ticketable offences will be brought back to the county
committee so we are all aware of what's going on," county
engineer Don Pletch explained.
Deb Shewfelt (Goderich) also questioned council about the
responsibilities of the forest conservation bylaw officer.
"Now that we're going to get someone is it just going to be a
rubber stamp process or is someone actually going to go out to
the bushes and look at them?" he asked.
Pletch, explained that the officer would inspect random
woodlots to see that they are in cooperation with the bylaw.
Interviews for the bylaw officer position are scheduled to
take place Nov. 17. The county received 16 applications. ""
"It's just not a rubber stamping process," Paul Klopp
(Bluewater) clarified. "There were issues with the bylaw and
we are fixing them. We hope to continue to make the bylaw
more acceptable."
The county committee will be reviewing draft eight of the
forest conservation bylaw at their Nov. 12 meeting.
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