Ontario
Ontario is a province located in the east-central Canada, the largest by
population. The great majority of
population and arable land in Ontario is located in the South, which contrasts
with its relatively small land
area in comparison to the North. The capital of Ontario is Toronto, the
most populous city in Canada. Ottawa,
the capital of Canada, is located in Ontario as well. Population of Ontario
isestimated 13,150,000 in 2009.
Ontario is the leading manufacturing province accounting for 52% of the
total national manufacturing
shipments in 2004. Ontario's largest trading partner is the American state
of Michigan.
A whole land of Ontario covered by an autumn color of yellow and red leaves.
(L) Fairmont Hotel Ottawa and a Parliament Hill ( Photographed in October 1962.
(R)Peace Tower, Parliament Hill in 1962.
(L) Octagonal Library of Parliament( Photographed in October 1962.
(R) Parliament Hill in 1962.
Ottawa, the Capital of Canada. Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Home of the federal
government.
Centennial Flame since 1967.
Fairmont Hotel Ottawa ( Fairmont Chateau Laurier ). The exterior and a
pathway. A ballroom in the left of a passage.
No-smoking sign plate on the wall.
(L)A very valuable historic photography is displayed in the corridor of
the Fairmont Hotel Ottawa.
No smoking sign plate on the wall.
(R) The Wellington Street in front of Parliament Building ( A view from
the Fairmont Hotel Ottawa ).
The Fairmont Chateau Laurier has the 25 smoking rooms which locate on the
first floor.
The hotel's total guest rooms are 427, and the percentage of the smoking
room is 5.9%.
The Smoke-Free Ontario Act (2006)
The Basics
- The Smoke-Free Ontario Act came into force on May 31, 2006.
- The act prohibits smoking in enclosed workplaces and enclosed public places
- in Ontario in order to protect workers and the public from the hazards
of second-hand smoke.
Condominiums, Apartment Buildings and College and University Residences
Smoking is prohibited in common areas of condominiums, apartment buildings
and college and university residences. Examples of common areas include
elevators, stairwells, hallways, parking garages, laundry facilities, lobbies,
exercise areas and party or entertainment rooms.
Responsibilities of Proprietors
- Ensure that everyone is aware that smoking is prohibited in common areas.
- Remove ashtrays and any object that serves as one.
- Ensure no one smoke in the common areas of these residences.
- Post 'No Smoking' signs at all entrances, exits, washrooms, and other appropriate
locations.
Enforcement
Local public health units will carry out inspections and investigate complaints
in
apartments, condominiums and college and university campuses in order to
enforce the act.
Penalties
There is no maximum corporate fine listed for contravention of this section
of the act, meaning the fine amount
would be left up to a justice of the peace. An individual could be subject
to a maximum fine of $5,000.
(L) No smoking sign plate at the entrance of McDonald's. The name of 'Ontario'
on the left lower corner of the plate.
(R) Interior of the Macdonald's,located near Ottawa.
Quebec
A roadside harvest shop, selling pumpkins to prepare for Halloween.
This photo was taken in the roadside near Montreal.
Provincial Highway No.40 Heading for Montreal.
The road junction of Canadian Highway 10. The left line for Sherbrooke
and Vermont, the right line for New York.
(L) A signboard to show that the penalty for smoking in a guest room is
$200.
(R) Agreement for not smoking in a hotel room, which is requested for all
hotel guests.
At a check-in time, a guest is asked from the hotel receptionist to sign
the oath stating not to smoke and to
pay $200 if violate the rule. The photos show the $200 penalty notice and
the written oath, at the Hotel le
President, Sherbrooke, Quebec.
An old French-style general store and a peaceful scene of Magog & Lake
Memphremagog, near the Quebec and Vermont border.
The boundary line district between the Vermont,United States and Quebec,Canada.
(L) American site custom office near Stanstead, Quebec. Highway 143 in
front.
(R) Beebe Plain in the town of Derby, Vermont.
Smoking Ban in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire
H
Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on-the-spot investigation.
Photography: Quebec and Ontario 2007
Total Smoking Ban in USA and Canada
Smoke-free BC Canada
Smoking Ban in Public and Work places in Alberta
Smoking Ban in Saskatchewan
Nonsmokers Health Protection Act, Manitoba
Smoke-free Ontario Act
Tobaco Control in Quebec
Smoke-free Places Act, New Brunswick
Smoke-free Places Act, Nova Scotia
Smoking Ban in New Jersey
Smoke-free Illinois Act
Smoking Ban in California 1998
Beverly Hills banned in all outdoor dining areas
Smoking Ban in a condominium of California
Smoking Ban in the State of Washington
Smoking Ban in Oregon
Montana passed statewide smoking Ban
Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act
Smoking Ban in Arizona
Smoking Ban in the State of Maine
Smoking Ban in Vermont
Smoking Ban in the Ｍassachusetts state.
Smoking Ban in New York
Smoking Ban in Maryland
Smoking Ban in Washington,D.C.
Smoking Ban in Minnesota
Smoking Ban in Delaware
Smoking Ban in Ohio
Smoking Ban in Iowa
Smoking Ban in Utah
Smoking Ban in Rhode Island
Smoking Ban in Nevada
Smoking Ban in Virginia
Smoking Ban in Michigan
Smoking Ban in Wisconsin
Nova Scotia 1973
USA and CANADA 2007
Arrival to Boston State of Maine to the Canadian Border Quebec City Autumn-tinted Quebec, Montreal Ottawa
Vermont and New Hampshire Boston Boston Railway Boston Subway Amtrak Acela Express Manhattan1
Manhattan2 New York Railway New York Subway and JFK Airport
USA and CANADA 2010
Washington, DC Ontario Michigan
Canada 2011
Smokefree British Columbia Smokefree Alberta Trip to Canada 2011 Vancouver North Vancouver Whistler
Skytrain VIA train Jasper Icefield and Bow Summit Emerald Lake Lake Louise Banff Calgary
Edmonton Hospitals in BC and Alberta Tobacco control in B.C. and Alberta 2011
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All photographs were taken in October 2007, unless otherwise described.
The article was written in October 2007, and revised in November 2009,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
