Ottawa’s Beaches Now Smoke-FreeOn Saturday June 16th, Ottawa’s four supervised beaches – Britannia, Westboro, Mooney’s Bay and Petrie Island – officially opened for the summer season. Ottawa’s new smoke-free regulations now prohibits smoking on the beaches in addition to parks, playgrounds, sports fields, ByWard and Parkdale Market stands and outdoor restaurant and bar patios and terraces. The beach at Petrie Island in Orleans was the place to be on Saturday where thousands of Ottawa residents participated in the 3rd annual Carivibe Beach Festival. This annual event is a celebration of Caribbean culture where festival participants enjoyed non-stop entertainment, classic Caribbean cuisine and beverages as well as cultural clothing and accessories-all within a smoke-free environment.Listen to what these festival participants had to say about Ottawa’s smoke-free beaches. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKdr2ELSMpE To learn more about Ottawa’s new smoke-free regulations, or if you need help quitting smoking, please visit ottawa.ca/smokefree or call Ottawa Public Health Information 613-580-6744 (TTY: 613-580-9656). You can also connect with OPH on Facebook and Twitter (@ottawahealth) read more..
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