I-Banff, i-Alberta Mountain tow kusukela ngoFebhuwari 2023 izokwenza kube ngokungemthetho kubahlali ukuba ukukhala noma ubheme ezindaweni zomphakathi. Lokhu kulandela ukuphasiswa komthetho kamasipala kuleli sonto owenqabela ukushunqiswa kwemfucuza kanye nokubhema emigwaqweni, ezindleleni nasemapaki kamasipala, ezimakethe zangaphandle nasezindaweni eziluhlaza edolobheni.
Lo mthetho kamasipala uzoqala ukusebenza kusukela ngoFebhuwari wonyaka ozayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kusukela ngoFebhuwari abahlali ngeke bavunyelwe ukuvapa noma ukubhema ezitobhini zamabhasi omphakathi, emigwaqweni yomgwaqo nanoma yikuphi eduze kwezikhungo zezingane njengezikole.
Ukuvinjelwa kwe-vaping ye-Banff kuzokhawulela ukufutha kukagwayi noma ukubhema edolobheni ezindaweni ezizimele, emigwaqweni nasezindaweni zokupaka. Nakuba lokhu kuwukunqoba kwalabo abafuna ukuqeda ukubhema edolobheni, kungase kuphazamise ezinye izakhamuzi.
Kodwa-ke, uCorrie Dimanno, imeya yaseBanff yashesha ukukuvikela ukuvinjelwa kwe-vaping ngokuthi umthetho kamasipala ufuna ukwenza imizila nemigwaqo yedolobha iphephe kuwo wonke umuntu kubandakanya nezingane. Uqhube wathi ukuhlinzeka ngezindawo zomphakathi ezingabhemi edolobheni kuzobeka umbono wokuthi izakhamuzi zifuna umoya ohlanzekile wasezintabeni emphakathini wazo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uthi kubalulekile ukusiza ukukhuthaza indlela yokuphila enempilo futhi ngaleyo ndlela ubonise ukuziphatha okungcono kwezingane nentsha endaweni.
Ngokusho kwemeya leli dolobha selizoqala ukufundisa umphakathi ngalo mthetho omusha. Uthi lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngaphambi kokuthi umthetho uqale ukusebenza. Imeya iphinde ithi idolobha lizokwakha iziqondiso ezibukwayo zamabhizinisi endawo namahhotela ukusiza ukukhombisa izindawo ezingenantuthu ukuze kube lula ngabo bobabili abavakashi kanye nezakhamizi ukulandela umthetho kamasipala omusha.
Ukholelwa ukuthi umthetho kufanele ufike ku-inthanethi ngemuva kokuthi abantu bendawo sebefundiswe ngezinguquko. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uhulumeni wasekhaya usebenzela uhide lwezinyathelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi zithuthukisa futhi zixhumane nezinguquko ukuze abahlali bakwazi ukulungisa indlela yabo yokuphila ngokufanele.
Lo mthetho omusha uhlinzeka ngokukhululeka ekusetshenzisweni komkhiqizo kagwayi emikhosini yendabuko. Lo mthetho kamasipala uphinde uthwale inhlawulo esukela ku-$250 kuya ku-$500 kulabo abawephulayo.
Ukuvinjelwa kuthole ukwesekwa okukhulu kwizishoshovu eziningi ezisebenzela ukunciphisa ukubhema ezindaweni zomphakathi. Umqondisi we-Action on Smoking & Health u-Les Hagen uncome umkhandlu wedolobha lase-Banff ngokuthatha isinyathelo sokuphasisa umthetho kamasipala wokungabhemi. Uthe lokhu kuzovikela abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezine abavakashela leli dolobha minyaka yonke. Uthemba ukuthi lokhu kuzocindezela amanye amadolobha kulo lonke elaseCanada ukuthi athathe isinyathelo esifanayo.
I-Action on Smoking & Health ibisebenzela ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi kulo lonke elase-Alberta. Ngokusho kukaHagen, inhlangano yakhe isebenzela ukuthi kuvalwe ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi emapaki esifundazweni kanye naseziqiwini zikazwelonke ezweni lonke. Uthi lezi yizindawo zokuxhumana lapho imindeni iza nezingane nentsha. Ngakho-ke lezi zindawo kufanele zigcinwe ziphephile kubantu abanjalo abangenacala. Hhayi amapaki kuphela kodwa nezindawo zomphakathi njengezitobhi zamabhasi nezindawo zokuhambela eceleni kufanele nazo zingabhemi njengoba izingane nazo zivame ukuvakashela lezi zindawo.
