Health News For Champlain
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Smoke-free housing is healthy for tenants and for business
Ottawa – Exposure to second-hand smoke is a health hazard, and living with it in your residence every day can be a debilitating experience. Thankfully, there are more options for Ottawa residents looking for smoke-free living.
As a part of National Non-Smoking Week, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recognized Domicile Developments for having designated its One3One Condominium project as being entirely smoke-free, making it the first new development in the city to have this designation.
Councillor Diane Holmes, Chair of the Ottawa Board of Health joined Kitchissippi Councillor Katherine Hobbs and Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health in presenting a Smoke-Free Champion award to Mr. John Doran, President of Domicile Developments.
“As Chair of the Ottawa Board of Health, I’m proud to be here today to recognize a smoke-free champion,” said Councillor Holmes. “Our hope is that more developers and landlords will follow Domicile Development’s lead and make their new developments smoke-free.”
“We’re very happy to be considered a leader in the creation of smoke-free multi-unit condo dwellings,” said John Doran, President of Domicile Developments. “Committing One3One and our Hom projects to be smoke-free buildings was the right thing to do, demonstrated by our sales success at both projects. Buyers have whole-heartedly embraced this vision.”
“I’m proud to recognize a developer for committing to a smoke-free environment,” said Councillor Hobbs. “Having both Domicile’s One3One and Hom projects in my ward is something to celebrate.”
“No-smoking policies in multi-unit dwellings are a win-win: cleaner, healthier indoor air for all residents and a healthier bottom line for owners and managers in terms of less cleaning and maintenance," said Dr. Levy. “Everyone deserves to be protected; we are pleased to recognize local champions in smoke-free multi-unit dwellings.”
Polling by Ipsos Reid in November 2011 on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society showed that 67 per cent of Ontarians believe that all apartments, condos and co-ops in the province should be 100 per cent smoke free. Among young adults aged 18 to 34, this number rises to 83 per cent.
OPH encourages other landlords and property owners to follow suit. Many landlords are unaware that they possess the legal right to implement a no smoking policy in their building, or that the majority of Ontarians prefer a smoke-free building. In addition to the health benefits, 100 per cent smoke-free multi-unit dwellings are practical in that they decrease fire hazards and reduce unit cleaning, painting and other smoking related damage and maintenance costs.
Tenants and residents interested in advocating for smoke-free housing, as well as landlords and housing providers interested in making their buildings smoke-free, are encouraged to visit smokefreehousingon.ca for valuable information, resources and tools.
About the Ipsos Reid poll
An Ipsos Reid poll, conducted on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society Ontario Division, was undertaken from November 16 to 21, 2011. For this survey, a total of 810 Ontarians were interviewed online, yielding a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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