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Tickets to be given out as smoking ban takes effect 

Even though Vancouver's smoking ban on parks and beaches has now kicked in, Park Board Commissioner Aaron Jasper insists this is not an excuse to punish smokers or to single them out.

He says it is all about public health. "So we're not telling people that they should quit. If they want to smoke, that is their business. But their smoking habit should not impact the health of their neighbour or their friend sitting down the beach with them."

The new smoking bylaw in Vancouver's parks and beaches also comes with new responsibilities for Park Rangers.

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