No plans for more designated smoking areas in P.A.
It appears the designated smoking area coupled with the new city bylaw has helped clamp down on smoking near the entrances at the Art Hauser Centre (AHC). Now, there seems to be a call from the public for such measures elsewhere.
However, the city has no plans to do so.
An unscientific poll on paNOW shows 62 per cent of nearly 600 respondents want to see designated smoking areas set up at the city’s other facilities such as the Steuart and Kinsmen Arenas, where younger people play much of their sport. The poll showed 27 per cent of respondents did not feel it was necessary to have such areas set up. Eleven per cent thought it was a good fit for AHC but not for other venues.
The city confirmed the only cost associated with the designated smoking area at the arena was $150 for the fencing. In an email to paNOW the city said it was “able to re-allocate existing security and janitorial resources they had available on game days in order to monitor the area.”