Now people want to regulate a person's behaviour in their own back yard. Soon we will need a force field running around the perimeter of our properties to stop smells. I think the guy should go and buy a pail of manure and sit on the fence line to cover the smoke smell.
A Maple Ridge couple is calling for new legislation to protect their family and their home from second-hand smoke from their neighbour's backyard.
Wendell and Rena Krossa say they are frustrated by smoke blowing over into their home from their neighbours' patio.
"When they're smoking there, it does not stop at the fence. It goes over and gets sucked right into our home," said Rena Krossa, whose townhouse in a new Maple Ridge subdivision sits less than three metres from her neighbours'.
Backyard smoking angers Maple Ridge family - British Columbia - CBC News
A Maple Ridge couple is calling for new legislation to protect their family and their home from second-hand smoke from their neighbour's backyard.
Wendell and Rena Krossa say they are frustrated by smoke blowing over into their home from their neighbours' patio.
"When they're smoking there, it does not stop at the fence. It goes over and gets sucked right into our home," said Rena Krossa, whose townhouse in a new Maple Ridge subdivision sits less than three metres from her neighbours'.
Backyard smoking angers Maple Ridge family - British Columbia - CBC News