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Jump to full article: Bracebridge (ON) Examiner / Gravenhurst Banner (ca), 2008-05-07
Author: Boris Swidersky
Intro: The inmates of Muskoka’s two federal prisons are getting the opportunity for a few more nicotine breaks before a planned smoking ban takes effect.
A total ban on smoking, scheduled to start Wednesday, April 30 at all federal correctional facilities, has been postponed and authorities have decided on a staggered implementation, said Annette Allen, deputy warden at Fenbrook medium security institution in Gravenhurst.
“It’s in order to allow the region as a whole to judge any potential reaction to the implementation of the ban,” she said.
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