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Page8. Whitby Fre. Prou., Weckiesday, Novembur 10, 1993 Legal publishig is new ventwre for Wib opn ........ CORPORATION 0F THE JTOWN 0F WHITBY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT NOTICE 0F PASSING 0F A 47 SMOKING BY-LAW Yt The Council of the Corporation of "i Town of Whitby has passed a by-law to regulatosoi~ in indoor public places. The in tf the bylwi to k provîhely indoor environment for the public and, at the same tio aepoiions for those persons who do smoke. The by-law will corne mIe force and take affect on January 1, 1994. INDOOR PUBLIC PLACES WHERE SMOKING IS REGULATED Art Gaflerles annd Museurns Smoking n the public portion of any art gallery or museum s prohibited. Buses Smoking in any school bus, public transport vehicle or handi transit bus is prohibited. Dey Nurseries Smoking in the public portion of any day nursery is prohibited. Estlng Establshments No less than 25% of the indoor seating area of any eating establishment s te bu desugnatad as a «No moking" area. Elevators, Escalators and Stalr.y Smoking in any elevator, esaltor or stairway in any building, with the exception of a private residence, is prohibited. Financlal Institutions Smoking in the public portion of any financiai institution is prohibited. Hardresslng Parleurs and Barbershops Smoking in. the public portion or any hairdressing parlour or barbershop is prohibited. Hospitals and Heath Care Facilîties Smoking in any hospital or health care facility is prohibited exoept in a designated smoking area and such area must be fully enciosed and separately venfilated cfrectly to the outside. Laundrornats Smoking in the public portion of any laundromat is prohibited. Municipal Buildings lncludlng Recreational Facilias Smoking in any municipal building or recreational facility owned and oporated by the Town of Whitby is generally prohibited. Public Washrooes Smoking n any public washroomn is prohibited. Reception Areasa Smoking in any public lobby or public reception area is prohibited. RetalI Stores Smoking in the public portion of any retail store is prohibited. Schools Smoking in the public portion of any school is prohibited. Service Unes Smoking un any indoor service lino or at any indoor service couniter s prohibited. Shopping Malse umIn n any common area of any shopping mail is prohibited. Taxicabs Smoking in any taxicab is prohibited exoept whon ail persons in the taxicab are smokers. Thestres and Concert Halls Smoking n any tJeatre or concert hall is prohibited. Transit Sheters Smoking in any transit shelter is prohibited. "'N SMOKING" SIGNS =vu proprietor of any building or any area in which smoking is pouited under the by-law is req~ured te post 'No Smoking" signs 50 as te bu clearly visible and leguble in ail areas where smoking is prohibited. 06BLIGATION OF PROPRIETORS AND THE PUBUJC Evory prpretor is required to inform any porson who is smoking in an area =hero smoking is prohibited that the smoking activity is in violation Of the law. Evoçy propnietor who fails or negiects to perform the duty is guilty of an offence. By Mark Bteesor After moeo than $5 million and five vears et" werk, McGraw-Hill Ryerson is entering the legai publishing field. The Whitby-based publisher formaliy unveiied 'CanCite: The Canadian Citations Research System' at a press conference Tursday at the Canadian Bar Association offices in Toronto. President Jehn Diii cails the venture the company's «most ambitieus single undertaking te date... and the largest preject in the history et" Canadian legal publis;hing,» requiring thousands et" heurs o t effort by a 5-member editerial team et" lawyers snd researchers. The system, which is available online through QL System's 'Quicklaw' computerized search service as well as in seven bard- cover volumes, was built from scratch using original source documents. «Its development was clesely monitered b an editerial board et" noted îawors and legal librarians fromn cities across Canada," according te a naws resse. It centains information on more than 265,000 Canadian court cases, including ail fully reote aada cssfrom 194 teprsen, uprmeCourt ca9ses fmthtiee"tsincep- tien i 1875 and all Privy Coun- cil decisions. The on-lino service is updated every month, and there are regu- lar sppiements issued for the "We believe that Can-Cite will be a McGraw-Hill Ryerson best- seller... and we expect it te, be the firat ot" many publications serving the needs et" the legal prof"ession acrosa Canada," says The company previewed Can- Cite at the annual meetings et" the Canadian Association of Law Librarians and tho Canadian Bar Association earlier this year and says it received a «highly positive response,» especially from quebec lawyers and legal researchara. Neil Breen, general manager MCGRAW-HILL RYERSON president John Diii demonstrates the company's new 'Can- Cite' legal research system. The comprehen- sive legal research tool, which contains says there are very goed reasons why McGraw-Hill Ryerson is spenin s muc togetinto the 'Tere are approximately 47,000 practising lawyors in Canada and over 17,000 iaw offices... (and) obtaining current, reliable leai information is essential tbthm. . Breen estimates the largor law firmes, those with 100 or more lawyers, each spend more than $170,000 a year for legai infor- mation. Even the amaîl firms spend at least $4,000 a year, accerding te Breen, who says that adds up te a $100-million market. Glen Heweii, chiot" librarian for the Iaw secietyoet Upper Canada, agrees that Can-Cite is a major new nitiative. He says it's simple te use -- «that's net the case wvith ail legal publications"; cost-efficient -- lawyers can opt te subscribe te only one part et" it, juat Ontario cases, fer; example; and timeiy since it's availabie en-lino and updatedregularly. information on more than 265,000 Canadian court cases, took f ive years to deveiop at a cost of more than $5 million. Photo by Mark Reeso, Whltby Free Press Bureau «ams for excellence National Quality Institute of" Canada president Duncan J. MacIntyre was guest speaker at a breakfast meeting et" the Bureau for Excellence in Dur- ham Regien yesterday morning. The bureau, under executive directeir Richard Hadden, lsaa non- refit initiative te promoe the de'velopment eof high quality preductsansd service in manufac- turing, service industries, educa- tional institutions, local govern- ment, health care, agriculture, retail and teurismn. The board of directors is made up of J. Muicahy Enterprises Ic. preident Joe Mulcahy (chair), Tonet" Whitby directer et" economic development Peter LeBel, Co-Steel Lasco vice pre- aident Deug Holtby, Whitby Generai Hospital *chief executive officer Elizabeth Barton, Whitby lawyer NigeI Schilling, Andrew Antenna business development manager Alex Mackenzie, Hardi- man, Mount and Associates manage Bob Richardson, Dur- ham ý Bof e"Education director et" education Pauline Laing, Dur- hamn separate sehoel board su- perntendent of education John Brown, Bank of Montreal comn- munity area manager Terry Bainbridge, UA Local 463 Osh- awa business manager Larry Cana, Deloitte & Touche senior tax manager Sue Hillebrand, Oshawa Genýeral Hospital pre- aident David Home, Machines & Tools Products vice president Bob Lytwy nchuk, General Motors et" Canada quality sup- pot office manager Warren Clrk, Dowty Aerospace director et" human resouroes Tim Boylin Durham Region commissioner oi" econemic deveiopment Pat Olive, Durham Collage access & akilîs vcpresident 13ev Turner, Len- brook Industries total quality custemer service manager Joan Wideman, Dynex E ngineering Inc. president Stan Titan, Ceres- more Farma Ltd. vice president Jim Rickard, CUPE Local 1000 Ontario Hydre division 15 chair Deug Radford, Eastern Division Nuclear Divisions directer Mike J. Nichols and community repre- sentative Allan McPhail. PETER PERR YA WA RD Nominaions stili accepted Nominations for the annual Peter Perry Award are open. The award, sponsored by the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, will be presented on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Heydenshere Pavîion. Nominations close Menday, Nov. 15. Aomination torins are available at the Whltby chazuber office, 128 Brock St. S. Completed ferma must be mailed, faxed (668-1894) or hand delivered te, the chanmber.office..