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PI4ARMACY .10% Soniors Discount *A Onig PkmnsAcceptod * Mtsn 0"ugIsfoqmaton Aabl «At Zak's W. Came Abulur Heelili 70 Main St.E. 8715-2424 '" a ~ N.~r k~ ~jgWekend A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 144 No. 2 Friday, March 21, 2003 36 Pages $1 .00 (GST mcluded) Photo by GRAHAM PAINE -/Rescue trainng Firefighter Gord Hurley reachea for a lite ring while wearing a protective immersion suit during reacue training in the frigid waters of Kelso Conservation Area Wednesdlay. The Milton Fire Department la warning area residents that despite the relatively mild weather these days, rivera and streama are atili extremely cold and anyone falllng in can develop hypothermila in a matter of minutes. ,Councl's ruling on designated smoking rooms stli in the works April 28 is the earliest decision expected on DSRs By JASON MISNER The Champion If you're a bar or restaurant owner waiting for Milton's draft bylaw to allow designated smoking rooms (DSR) or to mandate patio design, be patient. 'he Town's plan is to release these bylaws at the April 28 council meeting, and that's a "best-case scenario," said clerk Troy McHarg. Origmnally, town staff hoped the bylaws would be ready by the end of March. A patio bylaw isn't proving too difficuit 10 cre- ate, he said, but legal issues ensuring a DSR bylaw follows the current smoking bylaw, which pro- hibits smoking from bars and restaurants, are holding things up. "Council's direction is pretty clear on what they're looking for and taking direction and put- ting it into legisiation is takmng some lime," Mr. McHarg said of Uic DSR motion. I late January, town council voted overwhehn- ingly to have staff create a draft bylaw allowing DSRs in bars and restaurants. I's a move, if approved by council, Uiat could drastically alter the current bylaw, which is still in its infancy, being that it's only 294 days old. Counicillors alto voted unanimously for the cre- ation of a patio bylaw. Patios are being used for smoking by bar and restaurant owners and town staff are concemned they're being abused t0 cir- cumvent Uic smoking bylaw. Councillor Rick Maibocuf, a staunch opponent of smoking in public places, doesn't think council will pass a bylaw allowing DSRs. 1I don't think it's going to pass, but I've been wrong before," he said. Mr. Maîbocuf said he's spoken to a number of bars and restaurant owners who haven't welcomed the potential bylaw with open arms. He said he's been told by Uiese establishments Uiat Uic bylaw has been in effect for monUis now and Uey're growing accustomed to it. "I haven't seen une (owner) overly thrilled wiUi the concept," Mr. Malbocuf said. "People arc accepting it, Uiough we stili have some compli- Ssee SIX on page 17 Comment........ 6 HS Report ....... 8 Lit estyles..10-12 Datlns ...21-22 Sports ......28-30 Classitied .... .31-33 0 FddyUàmh 21. ho* -u ~m CUuhuW* h Les.Fuhni..SuI-- oeMV*Ru.iWI "teIocled Bamas offly I.W (GST included) ý-i'fý