The Northwestern Health Unit is asking area municipalities to help make its parks and playgrounds smoke free.
Chair, and Fort Frances Councillor John Albanese says they're calling for signs to be erected that asks people not to smoke in areas frequented by young people.
"(It's) to discourage people from lighting up a cigarette," says Albanese. "It's not enforceable. It's just a caution for people to respect the healthy lungs these young kids have."
Albanese says several communities including Fort Frances, Emo and Dryden are supporting the voluntary initiative.
The Health Unit is paying for the signs while participating communities cover the cost of installing them.
