Everyone has his or her own reasons for quitting smoking or tobacco, like the effects on your health and the impacts on your family.
Why make spaces smoke-free? Because there is no risk-free level of exposure to second-hand smoke.
Tobacco use is one of the single largest threats to the health of individuals and communities in the Island Health region.
Tobacco-free schools support families to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle and help schools take a health-promoting approach to tobacco reduction.
The Clean Air Bylaw makes all parks, playgrounds, playing fields, public squares and bus stops in the Capital Regional District smoke-free.
Learn about the health risks of vaping, what vaping products contain and where to find support to quit smoking.