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January 2012

The Ottawa Council on Smoking and Health receives a Smoke-Free Champion Award from Ottawa Public Health for its advocacy work on smoke-free outdoor spaces.

The Ottawa Council on Smoking and Health presents 2,600 postcards signed by Ottawa residents and tourists in support of smoke-free outdoor spaces to the Ottawa Board of Health.


September 2011

OCSH volunteer Pippa Beck discusses the health risks associated with hookah pipes on CBC Radio.


April 2011

Group demands banning the butt (as published in the Metro on April 19, 2011)

Congratulations to Domicile on the development of smoke-free housing in Ottawa!


February 2011

The Ottawa Council on Smoking and Health is pleased that Health Canada has announced new warning labels for tobacco packaging


January 2011

City of Ottawa Falling Behind Other Canadian Municipalities in Protecting Hospitality Workers and the Public from Second-Hand Smoke in Outdoor Spaces

Pippa Beck, OCSH volunteer, discusses smoke-free housing in the Ottawa Citizen


October 2010

Errol Povah arrives in Ottawa as part of his cross-Canada marathon in support of a tobacco-free world

The Ottawa Citizen publishes OCSH letter on 100% smoke-free Beaver Barracks housing units


August 2010

The Ottawa Council on Smoking and Health outlines hazardous levels of tobacco smoke measured on restaurant and bar patios in Ottawa

A Study of Air Quality on Patios that permit or restrict smoking in the city of Ottawa

A presentation of the positive step that the City of Ottawa can take to further protect children, hospitality workers and the community from tobacco smoke

May 2010

Congratulations to the Centertown Citizens Ottawa Corporation! At their Annual General Meeting in May 2010, the CCOC declared the new Beaver Barracks housing project smoke-free. This is the first smoke-free multi-unit dwelling in Ottawa.

Domicile Developments to build 100% smoke-free condominium at 131 Holland Avenue


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