Group calls for torch-lighter ban in Nanaimo

Calls are out for the sale of continuous-flame butane lighters to be banned in Nanaimo.
Jenny Garceau, who oversees housing programs for the mid-Island branch of Canadian Mental Health Association, expressed concerns by CMHA over the issue at the city council meeting on Monday, Sept. 21.
She said that in the aftermath of fires caused by continuous-flame butane lighters in CMHA’s supportive-housing building at 437 Wesley St., in addition to supporting community partners and service users th