Board of Health

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; Ottawa Public Health’s Immunization Strategy: Update on Every Child, Every Year; Ottawa Public Health’s Fall Prevention Approach; Update: Ottawa Board of Health Public Health Funding and Accountability Agreement; 2015 Operating Budget Q2 – Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit Status Report; Delegation of Authority – Contracts Awarded for the Period of January 1 to June 30, 2015; and Appointment of an Associate Medical Officer of Health – In Camera – Personal Matters about Identifiable Individuals be received and considered.

WHEREAS Bill 45, Making Healthier Choices Act, 2015 has recently received Royal Assent and the regulations have not yet been promulgated; AND WHEREAS Smoke-Free Ontario Act does not apply to the smoking of non-tobacco combustible substances, including marijuana and non-tobacco substances smoked using water-pipes; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit write a letter to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care recommending that: 1. the Smoke-Free Ontario Act be amended to include the smoking of anything combustible, including water-pipes and marijuana; and 2. the regulations under the Electronic Cigarettes Act , which are not yet promulgated, include restrictions on use of electronic cigarettes that align with the existing restrictions on smoking under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act and regulations.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation by-law no. 2015-5, a by-law of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit to confirm the proceedings of the Ottawa Board of Health at its meeting of October 19, 2015, be read and passed.