New Smoking, Vaping Rules

The City of Vernon has updated its bylaw to outline where smoking and vaping of any substance in public places is allowed – or not allowed.

Communications officer Nick Nilsen says the new federal laws were one reason for the changes.

“With the introduction of the legalized recreational cannabis (Oct. 17), that was certainly one factor that made us put an eye on this bylaw, and while we were there, we decided to update it to include not only smoking but vaping as well,” Nilsen tells beach Radio News.

The bylaw allows smoking or vaping on roadways and sidewalks, but it’s banned in public parks, and lake accesses.