Quebec Province
ケベック州


Quebec, the largest province in Canada, occupies a vast territory ( near three times the size of France ), most of
the area is very sparsely populated.



 In June 2006, a new Quebec law banned smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces, including
bars, restaurants, bingo halls and private clubs.


(L) The Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu hotel is located between the sea and the mountains.
Rich in a tradition, an exquisite paragon of hospitality blends the quiet charm of the countryside.
(R) A squirrel eating the pinecone in a garden of the hotel
フェアモントホテル
 
A stand ashtray and cigarette butt receptor placed outside of the hotel of Malbale.
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu provides 28 smoking rooms out of 405. The percentage of the smoking rooms to total is 6.9%.

(L) A casino in the La Malbale Fairmont Hotel
(R) The Hotel Le Manoir Richelieu, viewed from the Saint Lawrence River shore.

Exterior of Le Manoir Richelieu

(L) Exterior pictures of Le Manoir Richelieu and a chair overlooks the Saint Lawrence River.
(R) La Malbale, north to Saint Lawrence River.

Quebec City



Quebec City is the capital of the province of Quebec. It is the second most populous city in the province after
Montreal. The population of Quebec metropolitan area has a population of 715,000. Saint Lawrence River narrows
as approximated to Quebec City. Founded in 1608, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America.



(L) A view of Fairmont Le Chateau, Quebec Hotel, a symbolic building, stands on the upper town.
(R)Rue St.Stanislas, Quebec City

(L) Museum of French America offers the history of North America's French communities.
(R) The port of Quebec City in the early 20th century

(L) Queen Mary 2 ( 15,400 ton, 2,592 guests ) on the berth of a pier of Saint Lawrence River, Quebec City
(R) Petit Seminaire de Quebec, Quebec City

(L) Quebec-style beckoning cats at Rue du Petit Champlain.
(R) Rue du Tresor. Numerous artists gather on this crowded street to display their work.

(L) Rue du Petit Champlain. A stairway to the lower town (R) A cable car links the lower town with upper town hill.

(L) Rue du Petit Champlain. (R) It is quite common to see a carriage tour in the street of Quebec City.

(L) A delicious italian restaurant, Portofino (R) Rue St.Jean, Quebec City

A French-style building found in the Lower Town, the area near Saint Lawrence River.

The assembly hall of Parliament House of Quebec

The Parliament building ( Hotel du Parlement ) in Quebec City

The interior and exterior of Parliament House
 
(L) VIA Rail Canada, Gale Quebec ( Quebec Railway Station )
(R) A traffic signal shows that how much second left to walk to the other side of street.
 
(L) Suitcases that have been checked in at the station. (R) The station hall of Gale Quebec

(L) Cafeteria of the Gale Quebec (R) The waiting hall for the bus terminal of Gale Quebec

(L) Do not worry about a pain in teeth. A dental office is in the center of station.
(R) Canada has the five different time zones ( PST,MST,CST,EST,AST ) plus one.
The station clocks show the time of various areas.
 
(L) A sign plate says 'Thank you not smoking on the property of the hospital'.
(R) An emergency outpatient clinic of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec=CHUQ
( Quebec University Hospital Center )

An inpatient with an intravenous drip therapy at the CHUQ is sitting on a sidewalk to have a smoke.

(L) The night view of Fairmont Le Chateau Hotel, Quebec City (M) A stand cigarette-butt receptor placed outside of the hotel.
(R) A light-up cruse ship was on the berth of Quebec pier of the Saint Lawrence River.

(L) Hilton International Quebec in front of the Parliament building
(R) The sign plate of a non-smoking floor

These photos show the view of Hotel Manoir d'Auteuil, Quebec City and no smoking mark at the emergency exit.
There was no smoking sign board in the hotel with a penalty notice of $100 if violate, placed on the front desk.
Smoking guest rooms provided at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu are 28 out of 405 total rooms.
The percentage of smoking rooms is 6.9% of total. Non-smoking rooms are 377 in this hotel.

Smoking guest rooms provided at the Fairmont Le Chateau Hotel are 93 out of 618 total rooms.
The percentage of smoking rooms is 15% of total. These rooms are assigned to the 10th and 15th floor.
In Hilton International Quebec, smoking rooms are located on the top floor of the building. The number of
the smoking guest room is 20 out of 572 total rooms. The rate of smoking room is 3.5% to the entire guest rooms.



カナダ・ケベック州喫煙規制ケベック州の改正喫煙規制法は2006年6月から施行されている。 対象はすべての
職場、公共的屋内空間、大学、保健医療社会福祉施設内部および周囲9メートルの空間である。ホテル客室に
最大40%のゲストルームを喫煙室に設定できる例外条項があるが、この点はオーストラリア、ハワイ州などより
も規制がゆるい。ケベック州の公用語はフランス語であり、道路標識、喫煙警告はすべてフランス語にて
表示されている。

ケベック州の州都、ケベックシティは1985年に北米の都市としては初めて世界遺産に指定された。筆者は1973年
にこの地を訪れたことがあるが、街全体の雰囲気はそう変わっていない。標識も全部フランス語であり、フランス
本土を旅行しているのと大差ない。城壁に囲まれた地域が旧市街、セント・ローレンス川沿いの崖下にある街が
ロゥアタウンと言われている。いずれも徒歩で回れる距離なので、気に入った場所に戻るのは容易である。


見学する価値があるのは、ケベック州議事堂であろう。建物標識にHOTEL とあるが、公共建造物の
ことを意味する。ツアーの時間は決められており、入場するには空港のセキュリティよりもさらに
厳しいチェックがある。写真付きの身分証明者の提出の他、空港では行わない身体検査もある2006年
6月から施行された改正喫煙規制法案はここで誕生した。州議会議員たちが熱弁をふるい法案を
審議することを想像すると身が引き締まる思いがする。

VIA Rail Canada , Gale Guebec (Qubec Railway Station)は長距離列車の発着するクラシックな
駅である。標識はすべてフランス語であるが、その意味は読み取れる。案内所ではカナダ各地域の
現在時刻を表示してあった。ユニークなのは、駅のロビーに歯科医院だ。洗練されているとは言い
難いが、親しみあるターミナル駅である。

ケベック・シティには大規模なケベック大学病院がある。敷地内は全面禁煙であるので、病棟の入院患者が
点滴セットを抱えたまま病院前の狭い歩道で喫煙していた。

ラ・マルベ・ フェアモントホテル( Fairmont,Le Manoir Richelieu) はカジノを併設する、この地の中心的な
ホテルである。セントローレンス川を眼下に臨み、秋の静かなひとときをゆっくり過ごせる。
ホテルには全室405室のゲストルームがある。そのうちの28室が喫煙ルーム、377室が禁煙ルームとなっている。
喫煙室の割合は6.9%となる。

1893年開業、ケベックシティの象徴的な存在となっている古城風のホテル、ホテル、フェアモント・シャトーは、
全室618室のうち、smoking room の割合は15%で、10階と15階にある。 ヒルトン・ケベックは全室571室の
うち smoking room は20室である。最上階が smoking room で、禁煙客室は2階から22階までの全室である。
ネット上に公開されている数値とは大きく異なるが、筆者が実際に現場で確認した範囲では、フロントで得た
情報の方が新しい
ケベック州タバコ規制法によりレストラン、ロビー、その他の公共的スペースは全面禁煙と
なっいている




H
Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a non-smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on-the-spot investigation.

Japan high speed railways Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Tokyo
 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels in Korea
 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Macau
Thailand Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Bangkok
Hong Kong Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Hong Kong
Canada smoking ban Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Vancouver
United States Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Seattle
United States Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at San Francisco
 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Shanghai

 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Nice
 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels at Berlin
 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels in Austria
 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels in Germany
 Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels in Switzerland
 Total smoking Ban in hotels at Moscow, Russia
 Total smoking Ban in hotels at Saint Pertersburg, Russia
Australia smoking ban Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels of Canberra and Sydney
Australia smoking ban Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels of Gold Coast
australia Non-smoking-room ratioin hotels in Canberra, Sydney, Australia
australia Non-smoking-room ratioin hotels in the east-coast sea resort, Australia

Norway Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels in Norway Oslo
Norway Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels in Norway Bergen
Norway Non-smoking-room ratio in hotels in Norway Fjord

Smoke-free hotels in Japan
Smoke-free hotels in Tokyo
Smoke-free hotels in Kyoto and Nara, Japan




States in USA and Province of Canada, including smoking restriction

smorking ban bc canada BC Canada
smorking ban alberta canada Alberta
smorking ban Saskatchewan Saskatchewan 
smorking ban manitoba canada Manitoba 
smorking ban ontario canada Ontario 
smorking ban quebec canada Quebec 
smorking ban new Brunswick New Brunswick 
smorking ban nova scotia Nova Scotia 

smorking ban New Jersey  New Jersey 
smorking ban Illinois USA Illinois 
smorking ban California USA California
smorking ban Beverly Hills California Beverly Hills 
smorking ban condominium Condominium of California
smorking ban Washington state State of Washington
smorking ban Oregon USA Oregon  
smorking ban Montana USA Montana
smorking ban Colorado USA Colorado
smorking ban Arizona USA Arizona 
smorking ban Maine USA Maine
smorking ban Vermont USA Vermont 
smorking ban Massachusetts Massachusetts
smorking ban New York New York 
smorking ban Maryland USA Maryland 
smorking ban Washington DC Washington,D.C.
smorking ban Virginia USA Virginia
smorking ban Minnesota USA Minnesota 
smorking ban Delaware USA Delaware 
smorking ban Ohio USA Ohio 
smorking ban Iowa USA Iowa 
smorking ban Utah USA Utah 
smorking ban Rhode Island Rhode Island 
smorking ban Nevada USA Nevada 
smorking ban Michigan USA Michigan 
smorking ban Wisconsin USA Wisconsin

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 Photography: Quebec and Ontario 2007

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

Canada/USA2010
Detroit Airport London, Ontario Niagara Falls Toronto Around Lake Houron Upper Michigan Lower Michigan
Smoking Ban in Ontario Smoking Ban in Michigan Arrival to Washington, D.C. The U.S.capitol Metro railway Union Station
Museums Socioeconomic aspect Smoking ban in Washington, D.C.

Canada 2011
British Columbia 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


smorking ban nova scotia
Nova Scotia 1973

ケベック州
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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.

Copyright (C) 2007 Junhaku Miyamoto, PhD. All right is reserved.



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