Smoking is now prohibited in all Metro Vancouver regional parks to protect park users from the health hazards of second-hand smoke.
The regional district's board adopted the no smoking policy last September, but it didn't come into effect until Jan. 1.
As of New Year's Day, there's a general ban on smoking in all 33 regional parks and greenways, including Boundary Bay and Deas Island in Delta.
Smoking is allowed only in signed, designated smoking areas where there is little risk of second-hand smoke exposure to others.
Enforcement of the bylaw will begin in February.
Smokers who violate the prohibition are subject to a fine of up to $75.
