Heather Crowe (activist)
Heather Crowe | |
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| Born | April 23, 1945 Spokesperson for SmokefreeCanada |
| Website | Heather Crowe at smoke-free.ca |
Heather Crowe (April 23, 1945, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – May 22, 2006, Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian waitress who became the public face of Canada's anti-smoking campaign.
Crowe was diagnosed with
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
for lost earnings and health care benefits. Based on her $12,000 salary, WSIB awarded her $200 a week, $4,000 a year to help with medical expenses and a one-time payment of $40,000 for pain and suffering.
Shortly before Christmas, 2003, WSIB ordered the 59-year-old Crowe, still undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy, back to work.[1]
Following Crowe's lobbying campaign, the province of Ontario passed an anti-smoking bill which banned smoking in all indoor public spaces and near the entrances of government buildings. The law came into effect four days after Crowe's death in 2006.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Heather Crowe's life in limbo". CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. February 22, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
- ^ Obituary on CTV News, ctv.ca; accessed May 11, 2014.
