Pierrefonds-Roxboro prohibits smoking in public parks

Smoking is one step closer to being banned in public parks in Pierrefonds-Roxboro. The announcement was made this month and the bylaw will be adopted at the borough council meeting, May 7.
The borough is the latest in a growing list of West Island municipalities enforcing far-reaching smoking bans. 
The Quebec Tobacco Control Act adopted two years ago prohibits the smoking of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes indoors in public buildings with few exceptions. Smoking is allowed in so