Residents and visitors to the City of Peterborough are reminded that smoking and vaping is prohibited in all community parks, sports fields, playgrounds, wading pools, splashpads and beaches, except in designated smoking areas.
Smoking is prohibited in these areas under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act and the Peterborough Smoking By-law.
Anyone smoking outside a designated smoking area in any of these locations could be subject to a $305 penalty.
For more information about smoking, vaping and public spaces, visit the Lakelands Public Health website at lakelandsph.ca/health-topics/smoking-and-vaping.
(Written by: Felicia Massey)
