Smoke-Free Housing Ontario posts news items related to smoke-free multi-unit housing in our communities and around the world.
Cook Inlet Housing’s Centennial Village Grows to Meet Seniors’ Housing Needs, Eklutna Estates Grand Opening – August 3 (September 7, 2010)
(Alaska Business Monthly) - Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) will celebrate the grand opening of Eklutna Estates, located at 8850 Centennial Circle on Tuesday, August 3rd at 1:30 p.m.
Eklutna Estates is a fifty-nine unit facility located within CIHA’s existing senior community, Centennial Village, in east Anchorage. more...
Group makes PUSH for smoke-free housing (September 1, 2010)
(The Seattle Times) - The fight over smoking restrictions in Washington state has moved from bars and office buildings to private residences. The News Tribune reports that a group called People United for Smoke-Free Housing (PUSH) has asked the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Board to classify secondhand smoke as a "nuisance" in multi-unit housing, because smoke can seep from one apartment to another and bother other residents. more...
Solution needed for smoking neighbours (August 30, 2010)
(Ottawa Sun) - Dear Tom: This may seem like a small problem but it’s a big one for me. Some new neighbours just moved into the
apartment beside me and we have adjacent balconies. Our bedroom windows are also on the same side of the building. I hate air conditioning and since this is an older building I can open my bedroom window to let in fresh air. My problem is that both of them over there smoke and I don’t. more...
Condominium owners online survey: Tell Queen's Park about your involuntary exposure to second-hand smoke (August 25, 2010)
(Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services) - The Ontario government has launched an online survey to solicit input from Ontario condominium owners on a variety of topics related to owning and living in a condo. This is a great opportunity to get the issue of second-hand smoke infiltration on their radar screen. more...
Senior fumes over smoking issue (August 23, 2010)
(Barrie Advance) - Barrie senior Albert Coulis doesn’t smoke. And neither does he want to be exposed to the toxic cigarette fumes leaking into the hallways of his apartment building and into his one-bedroom unit. Intending to push his land-owner to protective action, Coulis launched a Human Rights Commission complaint this week, arguing the Simcoe County Housing Corporation is duty-bound to provide a healthy environment and the current situation worsens his lupus anticoagulant condition. more...
Housing authority approves ban on tenant smoking (August 23, 2010)
(LJWorld.com) - Kansas - On a unanimous vote Monday night, the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority passed a smoking ban for all of its properties. more...
How to implement a no-smoking policy for a multi-unit dwelling: A protocol for rental housing (August 18, 2010)
(Non-Smokers' Rights Association and Smoke-Free East) - A new resource for landlords and property managers with step-by-step instructions for adopting a no-smoking policy is now available. more...
Berkeley study shows ozone and nicotine a bad combination for asthma (August 17, 2010)
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory press release) - Another reason for including asthma on the list of potential health risks posed by secondhand tobacco smoke, especially for non-smokers, has been uncovered. Furthermore, the practice of using ozone to remove the smell of tobacco smoke from indoor environments, including hotel rooms and the interiors of vehicles, is probably a bad idea. more...
Boston should ban smoking in all public-housing units (August 9, 2010)
(Boston Globe) - Banning smoking in multifamily housing is the next frontier of the anti-tobacco movement, and Boston’s plan to enact such a restriction in its 64 public housing developments within the next three years would intrude, to some extent, on residents’ personal choices. more...