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City could repeal its smoking bylaw 

Four years after a city bylaw banned smoking in all public places, officials are calling on council to repeal the bylaw surrounding the prohibition.

Bylaw manager John Taylor made the recommendation to council at its meeting Monday evening in light of the territory-wide 2008 Smoke Free Places Act. That legislation bans smoking in all public places throughout the territory.

As Taylor explained to council, there’s confusion among residents about whether they call territorial or municipal officials when they see someone breaching the law.

Repealing the city’s law would put it entirely in the territory’s hands.

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