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Jump to full article: Welland (ON) Tribune (ca), 2009-11-11
Author: Posted By ALLAN BENNER/Tribune Staff
Intro: City councillors want people to leave their cigarettes at home when they accompany children to baseball and soccer games at municipal parks.
Welland is developing a draft bylaw to prohibit people from smoking during sports events at city parks.
"I think it would be a great thing for parents, grandparents of children ... to butt out during the games," said Ward 5 Coun. Rocky Letourneau, who first raised the issue at a city council meeting in the summer.
If people need to have a cigarette, Letourneau suggested they leave the area.
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