Heather’s work is being
noticed.
Cornwall:
“Health advocates enlisted
the help of a terminally-ill Ottawa woman and that, along with a
desire to stay the course of an embattled smoking bylaw, was
enough to convince councillors to uphold a plan to make bars,
bingo hall, billiard halls and private clubs smoke free by May.”
(Cornwall Standard Freeholder, January 14, 2003).
Winnipeg:
“Mayor Glen Murray says he
almost has the necessary votes ton council to pass a total smoking
ban in public indoor places in Winnipeg. The mayor and several
councillors appeared emotionally moved yesterday after meeting a
woman who is using her dying days to crusade against second-hand
smoke in a high-profile advertising campaign. … The Mayor said
anyone who listened to Heather Crowe would have been won over to a
complete ban on public smoking.”
(Winnipeg Free
Press, January 16, 2003)
“The province will consider a
Manitoba-wide smoking ban after all. Labour Minister Becky Barrett
said yesterday the Doer government will consult with Manitobans
this fall on banning puffing in public places in an effort to
protect employees from second-hand smoke. ‘I think what’s critical
here is we as government let that process unwind so we’re able to
hear from everyone and then make an informed decision,’ Barrett
said yesterday after meeting with Heather Crowe, a 57 year old
Ottawa non-smoker suffering from cancer after working in
smoke-filled rw3estaurants for more than 40 years. Barrett’s
comments appeared to fly in the face of what Premier Gary Doer
said earlier in the week when he all but slammed the door on the
idea of a province-wide smoking ban, saying it was a municipal
issue.”
(Winnipeg Sun,
January 18, 2003).
Regina:
“I can’t speak for the
province as a whole, but I know during our meeting Heather Crowe
made a real impact on me.”
(Minister of
Labour, Debra Higgins on CBC Television, 16 January 2003).
“Changing public opinion and
advanced research on smoking will probably influence the next
review of occupational health and safety, due in a couple of
years, Higgins said. “This issue, without a doubt, will b
something we’ll have to take a look at.” Higgins was impressed
with Crowe’s courageous crusade to change attitudes and the law.
(Regina Leader
Post, 17 January 2003)
London:
“Today, Heather Crowe of
Ottawa will urge London city council to pass a 100 per cent
smoke-free bylaw, with no exceptions for designated smoking
rooms.”
(London Free
Press, February 4, 2003)
Halifax:
“Waitress Heather Crowe, a
non-smoking Halifax native who is dying of lung cancer contracted
through second-hand smoke while working in Ontario bars and
restaurants, kicked off last night’s public hearing by imploring
council to protect others from the same fate. “I’m asking you for
these workers, to make a difference whether they live or die.
You’re looking at the face of a dying woman, and I’m asking you to
make the right decision,” Crowe said.
(The Daily
News, April 2, 2003)
Prince
George:
“A woman who never smoked a
day in her life but now suffers from inoperable lung cancer was
among the speakers at Monday’s public meeting on the controversial
proposal to ban smoking in the city’s pubs, bars, restaurants and
bingo halls….. “Every time I go to one of these council meetings,
it’s about losses and lost profits and nowhere in the equation is
the worker.”
(Prince George Citizen, April 9, 2003)
Yellowknife -
CBC Radio:
“A full workplace smoking ban
will take effect on May 1st here in the Northwest Territories and
Nunavut, an idea that Heather Crowe fully supports.”
(CBC Yellowknife, January 15,
2004.
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