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rl s r 1 t economist sunjtribuhe health saturday may 26 2001 m woodchip mulch giveaway saturday june 2nd 9 am to 2 pm no limit contractors welcome bring your own shovels and containers rodick rd across from works yard north of 14th ave east of woodbine ave for more information call markhams waste management customer service line at 9054157535 iviarkham- website www city markham on ca es 1 bail on smoking from page 1 hyyiitks f f bmhill v5cow why hyundai tthe 26or accent gs in january york region banned smoking in all workplaces the bylaw will be extended to bars bingo halls bil liard halls and casinos in june 2004 fines will be as high as 5000 for fail ing to comply with the bylaw during the transition period busi ness owners can allow smoking in 25 per cent of their establishments within fully enclosed and separately ventilated smoking rooms michael druce meanwhile wel comed the uniform no smoking policy director of communications and corporate affairsfor quebecor world a massive printing operation with facili ties in richmond hill and aurora druce said the company had dis- cussed a nonsmoking policy for a number of years but adopting the strategy was diffi cult at least until the region developed its own bylaw no doubt about it the regions bylaw made it easier to implement it just makes it easier on everybody said druce whose firm employs 1000 work ers at the two york region locations in the past a certain percentage of our workplace had to be smoke free but it was spotty and it was always a sensi tive issue but we are now treating this as an educational issue and not a disci pline issue the real pressure to enforce the issue will come from the other employees because the majority of but smokefree workplaces are healthy workplaces in the end it isnt about productivity and profits its about lives billfisch chairperson of york region them are nonsmokers this bylaw is a piece of the puzzle it is one piece of our health and safety strategy he said the health of our employees is absolutely paramount on thursday quebecor and priszm brandz were two of 10 organizations york region recognized for their creative methods ofencouraging and promoting a smokefree workplace studies indicate smokers miss work on average two to three more days each year than nonsmokers and smokers use the healthcare system at least 50 per cent more than nonsmokers plac ing added pressure on employer insur ance plans in fact the conference board of canada has calculated the annual cost per smoking employee compared to a similar nonsmoking employee is 2565 taking into consideration increased absenteeism decreased pro ductively and higher insurance premi ums in january there was a lot of emo tion in the air when the regional no- smoking bylaw became a reality regional chairperson bill fisch said but smokefree workplaces are healthy workplaces in the end it isnt about productivi ty and profits its about lives siyv s e rtwifc j n asvi- 7 y w rj q rogersohom the internet on cdbk 30day moneyback g guarantee j i mi