Huron Expositor, 2006-12-17, Page 19News
The Huron
rqn aimed for bylaw
to combat second-hand smoke
Jennifer Hubbard
St. Anne's principal Chris Roehrig
is looking to Central Huron council
for help in reducing the exposure of
local students to second-hand
smoke.
Roehrig said two factors — the
province's Tobacco Control Act and
unique geography — led to his writ-
ten request for a bylaw "prohibiting
smoking on sidewalks and roadways
adjacent to school properties in the
town of Clinton," which was
received at Central Huron council's
Nov 20 meeting.
Specifically, the bylaw request
addresses sidewalks adjacent to
Clinton Public, Clinton and District
Christian, St. Joseph's and St.
Anne's schools.
"While the new Ontario legislation
related to the use of tobacco prod-
ucts provides a positive framework
for schools to continue to maintain
safe and healthy grounds, it has
unfortunately, served to create prob-
lems whereby (high school students
mainly) have begun to use side-
walks and roadways adjacent to
school yards, private property and
school property as smoking areas,"
Roehrig said in his letter to council.
"This byproduct of the new legisla-
tion has resulted in increased expo-
sure of our young people to second
hand smoke."
Combined, the provincial act and
St. Anne's school policy, restrict
smoking on school property and the
sidewalk along the western border
of the school. The area in question
is the new extension of Princess
Street, running between the Clinton
Public and Clinton and District
Christian schools, which has
become a popular spot for student
smokers.
"We should not be
example for
other students
in our area and
it's our respon-
sibility to ask
council to con-
sider a bylaw,"
Roehrig said.
And while
there hasn't
been an influx
of complaints by
parents, princi-
pals of the three
setting a poor
neighbouring schools are all in
favour of the bylaw.
"Our concern is that periodically
throughout the day our students
have to walk through areas where
smoking is occurring," commented
St. Joseph's principal, Jackie
Simpson.
"We hope something can be done
to provide the best possible environ-
ment for our students as they travel
to and from school every day."
Clinton Public principal Betty
Beer added, it's simply about
"encouraging our children to make
good choices."
After discussing it with the school
board, CDCS principal Clarence Bos
also supported the proposal.
"It's not a huge concern, but if we
can prevent it, we'll prevent it," he
said.
If approved, Roehrig hopes the
bylaw will see his student smokers
use the designated -smoking area on
the eastern side of the school prop-
erty.
"It's supervised, which is a plus,
and it's out of the view of all the stu-
dents," he said, noting the number
of student smokers at St. Anne's is
on the decrease.
"It's -not like it used to be. The
number of regular student smokers
here is steadily declining, but one is
too many."
Council forwarded Roehrig's letter
to its Protection of Persons and
Property committee, for considera-
tion.
Since the November meeting, the
standing committees of council have
been replaced by a day -long commit-
tee of the whole meeting.
Clerk -Administrator Richard
Harding said Roehrig's request will
likely be addressed on the Jan. 25
or Feb. 22 agendas.
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added.
The letter also instigated a discus-
sion regarding enforcement of the
Tobacco Control Act and concerns
about smoking too closely to public
buildings like the arena.
Outgoing Coun. Darren Stevenson
suggested council look into the pos-
sibility of marking designated
smoking areas on the pavement
with paint.
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