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Here you will find news items related to second-hand smoke and multi-unit dwellings across BC and the rest of Canada.

Toward Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Dwellings (October 2011): A peer-reviewed article by Dr. Stuart Kreisman on second-hand smoke in multi-unit dwellings. Read more

Shared buildings latest tobacco battleground (Oct 13/10) The Globe & Mail. More...

Attend free workshops on second-hand smoke in apartments presented by tenant activist Rose Marie Borutski. More

Boston public housing to ban smoking in all buildings by 2013. (July 27/10) The Boston Globe. More...

Tribunal to hear second-hand smoke concerns. (July 22, 2010) Peace Arch News. More...

BC Human Rights Tribunal to decide on discrimination issues related to smoke-free housing. (Press Release, July 19, 2010) More...

Where there's smoke, there's furor ( July 15, 2010)

Langley Times: More...

Capital Insurance Group lights up the industry with smoke-free policy incentives (Capital Insurance Group Press Release, July 14, 2010) More...

Think smoking's victimless? Ask the McDaniels. Condo dwellers with health problems 'living at the mercy of other people.' (July 7, 2010) The Province. More...

Puffing in public housing poses serious health risks to tenants. (Massachusetts General Hospital News Release:June 30, 2010) More...

October 15, 2009: The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has declined to dismiss a complaint by a Langley couple who object to their neighbours' smoking. Read more.

October 9, 2009: Region of Waterloo Ontario adopts no-smoking policy for all new tenants residing in region-owned multi-unit complexes commencing April 1st, 2010. Read more.

No butts about it: St. John's enacts no-smoking housing rule. (CBC News: July 29, 2008) More...