Both the building and surrounding grounds of the BC Cancer Agency, Centre for the Southern Interior are smoke-free. This means that staff, patients, and visitors are not permitted to smoke on site. We encourage you to take advantage of the many resources that exist for people who wish to reduce or quit smoking. Please see our recommended links on Smoking and Tobacco or visit the Tobacco pages in our Prevention section.

If you have questions about the policy, please e-mail us at smokefree@phsa.ca.

QuitNow is a smoking cessation program funded by the BC Ministry of Health and operated by the BC Lung Association. Access the QuitNow Referral Form .

Why are we smoke-free?

As health care providers, it is essential that PHSA and BC Cancer Agency take a leading role in protecting anyone who comes to our sites from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.

Tobacco-related illnesses are the leading cause of preventable death in B.C., resulting in about 6,000 deaths each year, including over 100 non-smokers.

Thousands more British Columbians become sick from either tobacco use or second-hand smoke. Second-hand smoke causes the same diseases as smoking, including heart and lung desease, and cancers of the lung, bladder, blood, kidney and nasal passages.