Page 4. Whhtby Free Press, Wednesday. November 3,1993 By Mike Kownlskl Concern for local business has prompted Town council te adopt a bass stringent smoking bylaw than one preposed by Dur an Ri on mosvote, council last week approved a series of regulationsaiamed at controlling smoking in public places in Whitby. The bylaw, which takes effect Jan. 1, 1994, prohibits smoking in a variety of venues while limiting it in othera. Places where smoking will be banned include: * the public portion of any financial institution, schcol, con- cert hall, theatre, museuin, art gallery, day nursery, hairdress- mig parleur, barber ahop, laun- dromat, or retail store; * moat municipal buildings; al public transit vehicles and tran- sit shelters; * indoor service ines and in- door service countera on any promises; *elevaters, escalators and stairways exce7pt within a pri- vat dweliig * common areas of shopping mails; public washrcoms; public lobbies and public reception areas; * any area designated as a 'ne smoking' area, by the owner of the premises. Places where smoking will be related include restaurants andtepublic portions of hospi- tala and health care facilities. Anyone convicted of breaking the bylaw could be auject te, fines of up te $5,000. 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Whereas Durham's bylaw sug- gests that ne more than 30 per cent of a restaurant be designa- ted as a smoking area, Whitby's by1aw stipulates that net bs tha 25 oèr cent be set aside for "We won't get everything we ask for but I do wish te zero in on the 25 per cent in eating establishmnents," said Smith. «We don't expect y ou te reverse it but we would like to see it addressed in the future," ho said. Touting, it as a "gcod bylaw, a fair by law. ..except for res- taurants and children," Smith urged council to, review the sec- tion concerning restaurants. «Bearing in mind that children don't amoke, only 25 per cent of a restaurant is left for them,» ho said. Warning of the danger from seod-hand amoke, Smith told ceuncil of a recent court decision in the United States in which the mother of an eight-year-old child was ordered te, relinquish cus- tedy of the youngster. ý%le mothor is a sinoker and the child suifera fromn asthma, Smith said. "We urge you te, review it (bylaw) later after it's passed,» ho said. Councillor John Doîstra, a amoker, said the 25 per cent restriction on restaura7nts is a «reasonable" one. «Over the last period of time we've received a lot of input from the business community,» said Doîstra. «It won't please everybody, but we're not eut te, put afiybody eut of business. uDown tho road we can deal Councillor Joe Drumin, a non- smoker, feît the 25 per cent figure was manageable. urlwenty.five per cent will enforce itself, Wo ceuld have said *Door prizes of treatment sessions & produets *Gift certificates available SWiUTDaY MASSAGE 'vTHRAYCLINC 519 Dundas St.. East Suite # 7, Whitby - 430-2183 ADVERTISING POLICY The Whitby Free Press is a business which derives almost ail its revenue from advertising in one form or another. For obvious seif-interest. we want our clients' adverting to work. 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It can be changed by council,» he said. Counci1lor Marcel Brunelle, a non-smoker, asked Town clerk Don McKay to explain the rationale behnd the 25 per cent minimum for restaurants and the lack of restrictions on bingo halls. McKay said the restaurant fi e was based on what owners tod staff would not 'jeopardizer their business. As for bingo halls it was felt that controls woulcl "adversely affect their operations," b y forc- ing bingo players out of Whiitby into other communities, McKav said. 'The general consensus is that introducing regulations is not approiate in these economie times, he said. Mayor Tom Edwards, a non- smoker, concurred with the clerk's assesament. «We couldn't find one bingo hall in Canada that hias smoking restrictions," said Edwards. Councillor Dennis Fox, a smoker, said the time has come for government to examine its hypocritical approach to the issue. «Ail levels of government, whether you like it or not bene- fit financially from it (smoýking),» said Fox. UftYs time for them to take responsibility for it and not pass it on to municipalitios.» While wishing he did not amoke, "the fact is I do," said FOX, who was erhapsa thinking Of the previous da selection. "I wish this issue would take on national importance, rather than letting municipalities and restaurateurs be responsible for it.» Councillor Judi Iongfield, a non-smoker, noted that moat res- taurants in Whitby are «older and smalley» and do not lend themselyés easily to a «retrofit of the building" te accommodate 3xtensive-changes. However, modemn eating establishments will be adviseâ that «we will be making sure the new regulations apply and we mighjt be making them broader,» said Ingfeld. 5 face weapons charges Five Scarborough youths were armed and ready for a fight when stopped by police early Sunday morning, Oct. 24. Oifficers stopped a car with five Young maies and one female in what police say was a routine check at Cochrane Street and Valley Court (south of Rossland) around 2:50 a.m. 'They were armed with a pel- let gun, a basebali bat and a 21-inch-long Samurai sword,» says Inspecter Jim Fishley, «(and) were ail charged with weapns dngerus ewcà ase he Couneil approves less restri*Ctive smoking bylaw ..j 1 1 1 1