Some Windsor residents frustrated by new Windsor smoking rules

“I’m actually quite frustrated by it. I smoked for over 10 years and then I quit by vaping, which is also banned. Most times when I’m out and about I have at least 2/4 of my kids with me and when I park I want to hop out for a second and take a puff of my vape to save my sanity, and now I could be fined for it? Because vaping encourages smoking behavior? Everyone is so offended over everything, next thing you know we won’t be able drive in town due to vehicle emissions.”

-Loushanna Carr, Garlands Crossing

“I am frustrated with Windsor Council banning smoking on the sidewalks and any property owned by the town. I know people who can’t smoke in their homes/apartment buildings and now can’t even smoke out front of their building on the sidewalk and that is frustrating for them. I myself have been a smoker for almost 20 years now, live here in Windsor and I hate that I can’t even have a smoke while walking down the sidewalk if I’m out for a walk or going to check the mail or even going to get a coffee without the chance of running into the bylaw officer and getting a ticket/fine. I believe Windsor Council went about this all wrong and should have at least setup some designated smoking areas around town or something before cracking down like this and handing out fines. They should have taken a closer look at the way Kentville and Wolfville handled their smoking bylaws and learned from them.”

-Ryan Bezanson, Windsor