Jump to full article: (Prince Edward Island) Guardian (ca), 2008-09-02
Author: EDITORIAL STAFF
Intro: The Council for a Smoke-Free P.E.I. has recognized the Town of Stratford for creating a community-wide tobacco-free policy.
Each year at its annual general meeting the council honours an Island individual, community group or organization that
has played a significant role in tobacco control on Prince Edward Island.
“The council is very pleased to present this award to the Town of Stratford,” says council president Dawn Binns.
“By adopting a tobacco-free policy, Stratford has become a role model for other Island communities who wish to support healthy environments for their citizens.
“The P.E.I. Recreation and Facilities Association has also been working to adopt tobacco-free policies in various Island communities, such as Borden-Carleton and the City of Summerside through the Tobacco-Free Recreation in Sport Mandate.” . . .
“We recognize that the exposure to tobacco smoke is hazardous to the health of our citizens, non-smokers and smokers alike,” said Stratford Mayor Kevin Jenkins.
“The Town of Stratford is responsible to ensure that our residents, employees, volunteers and visitors are not exposed to harmful situations. By moving towards a tobacco-free community, we are living up to that responsibility and making Stratford an even better place to live, work and play.”
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