Vaping rules tightened

Electronic cigarettes will face the same ban on public puffing as tobacco under a proposal approved Tuesday by city council.

The battery-operated devices, which emit water vapour and usually contain nicotine or flavouring, aren’t regulated in Edmonton. Edmonton has long forbidden people from smoking in bars, restaurants and most city facilities, recently adding Churchill Square to that list.

Mayor Don Iveson said the new bylaw should deal with concerns about second-hand inhalation.