Mirrors, no smoke: More Oregon landlords ban lighting up indoors
(June 30, 2010)
(The Oregonian) - When Rebecca Geary moved into a Gresham apartment, the cigarette smoke that somehow wafted into a bathroom from her neighbor downstairs was just an annoyance. Geary says she smoked many years ago “as a kid,” but had grown so sensitive to the smell that she shut the door to that bathroom and only used another. more...
Puffing in public housing poses serious health risks to tenants
(June 30, 2010)
(Targeted News Service) - In an effort to protect children from harmful tobacco smoke exposure, health and medical professionals are pushing for a ban on smoking in public housing in a report appearing in this week's New England Journal of Medicine. more...
Should your neighbour be banned from smoking?
(June 30, 2010)
(The New York Times) - Many of us work in smoke-free offices, eat in smoke-free restaurants, even drink in smoke-free bars or outdoor cafes.
But if we live in an apartment, should the whole building also be smoke free? more...
Smoking ban in public housing would be good for public health, advocates say
(June 22, 2010)
(Los Angeles Times) - Generally speaking, the federal government is in the business of protecting public health. It works hard to ensure that medicines are safe before they can be sold to the public. It issues recalls when toys pose choking dangers to small children. Last year, it got expanded power to regulate the tobacco industry so it could do more to discourage smoking, especially among kids. more...
Back in the comfort zone
(May 31, 2010)
(The Ottawa Citizen) - Domicile's urban condo is packed with design smarts, design riffs and one crazy sculpture. more...
Beaver Barracks to be smoke-free
(May 26, 2010)
(Ottawa) - At its annual general meeting held Thursday, May 20th, members of the Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC) voted in favour of a board resolution to designate all of the buildings and the common grounds of the Beaver Barracks development as non-smoking. more...
Morden fire blamed on careless smoking
(May 25, 2010)
(CBC News Manitoba) - Careless smoking has been blamed for the fire at an apartment block in Morden that has left dozens of residents homeless. more...
Checkup: third-hand smoke
(May 10, 2010)
(Indiana University) - In the 1960s we learned about the dangers of smoking. A few decades later, we started hearing about the health risks of second-hand smoke. And now doctors are looking the latest installment in the litany of smoking health hazards: third-hand smoke. more...
Children living in apartments with non-smoking adults still exposed
(May 4, 2010)
(University of Rochester Medical Center) - The majority of children living in apartments are exposed to secondhand smoke, even when they don’t live with smokers. more...
Are your bad habits driving down the value of your home?
(April 26, 2010)
(Bankrate.com) - We all have quirks and habits, but did you know that some of the things we do without a second thought can cost tens of thousands of dollars when it comes time to sell your house? more...
Thank you for not smoking - Smoke-free policy coming into effect for subsidized apartments
(April 23, 2010)
(Peterborough This Week) - Thomas Van Casselman is what you would call a progressive smoker. Standing in the parking lot at Myrtle Terrace where he rents an apartment, Mr. Van Casselman says he likes to smoke, but just not inside his home or in his car. more...
Human Rights Code overrides both Condominium Act and RTA
(April 20, 2010)
(The Ottawa Citizen) - Question: I own a condominium apartment which I rent to a smoker. The condo board is now considering instituting a policy of No Smoking whatsoever, either inside or outside the unit. more...
Tenants can take the lead
(April 20, 2010)
(The Peterborough Examiner) - People who live in subsidized housing developments should have a say in whether smoking is allowed in their buildings. more...
Expanding smoking ban not considered
(April 19, 2010)
(The Peterborough Examiner) - A non-smoking policy is not on the agenda of the Peterborough Housing Corporation right now, although a health official says the housing agency needs to explore this. more...
Public housing smoke free
(April 19, 2010)
(The Peterborough Examiner) - Peterborough is among the first municipalities in Ontario to offer subsidized housing with smoke-free policies after three local housing units announced new policies on Wednesday, a health unit official says. more...
Smoke-free affordable housing: Picking on poor people or a case for social justice?
(April 14, 2010)
The Non-Smokers' Rights Association has released a new document on social justice and smoke-free affordable housing. What does tobacco control have to do with social justice? The answer is, as it turns out, a lot. Demand for smoke-free housing in Canada is increasing, and landlords are starting to take notice. However, there remains an acute shortage of multi-unit buildings for people who need or want to live smoke-free. more...
New smoke-free policies for subsidized housing established in Peterborough and Millbrook
(April 14, 2010)
(Peterborough County-City Health Unit Press Release) - The Peterborough County-City Health Unit announced today that three new policies in subsidized housing units are now in effect thanks to the leadership of local social housing providers. more...
Buildings clear the air for non-smokers
(April 13, 2010)
(The Toronto Star) - Live-work heritage site is smoke-free and is seeking LEED gold designation
Greg Edwards quit smoking back in the 1980s and since then has become one of those reformed smokers who can sense pretty quickly when someone is lighting up nearby and now that he resides in an entirely smoke-free building at the live-work studios of the Wychwood Barns, it seems he can detect even a hint of smoke. more...
What a lucky dog! Man and four-legged pet flee fire after tenant sets mattress ablaze
(April 7, 2010)
(Toronto Sun) - A fire caused by careless smoking early Saturday morning gutted a semi-detached Queen West home and sent three firefighters to hospital. more...