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Board heads towards total smoking ban e cent said they would vote Tory and 24 per cent chose the New Democratic Party. week, 50 per cent of decided voters would vote Liberal, the poll by the Environics Research Group Ltd. showed. Only 26 per The results of an opinion poll released last week indicate the provincial Liberals have sucâ€" cessfully garnered the trust of Ontario residents while the Proâ€" gressive Conservatives continue to be their own worst enemy, says Waterloo North MPP Herb Epp says the results indicate that Ontario residents are Chronicle Staff government‘" approach taken by ‘Frank and open‘ Peterson key to Grit gains: Epp :narl-o region separate s;:nol's board‘s m:;m a c to convince its employees to while hboo.smul. Trustées Monday night unanimously appoved a partial ban ‘on smoking in its facilities beginning May 1, with a total ban to take effect in September 1988. "We feel that as educators we should be role models for our students," Joyce Stankiewicz, executive assistant to separate board director George Flynn and chairman of the board‘s committee on smoking, told trustees. *"*We‘re not telling people they can‘t smokeâ€"â€"we‘re just 132nd Year No. 12 H an election were held last Waterfoo Chronicle Liberalâ€"NDP accord, is highly inprobable, Epp said. ‘"A poll is as good as the day it‘s taken. This will be my 11th election campaign and I have never taken anything for grantâ€" ed, but I‘m certainly pleased at this time," he chuckled. Steve Finch, the local PC riding association president, was unavailable forâ€"comment. The date for the next provinâ€" cial election is still a question to Epp, although he believes the fall is likely. A "perception‘‘ that an election will be held June 25, one day prior to the expiration of the Premier David Peterson as opâ€" posed to the ‘"‘closed concept that was prominent under Bill Davis and his predecessors." Asked whether the inefficiency of the provincial Tories also had something to do with the Liberal gain, Epp reluctantly agreed. "I don‘t like to dwell on the negatives but the Conservatives haven‘t been wellâ€"served by (leader) Larry Grossman," said Epp. The shadow of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has not helped either. *‘‘What people have really apâ€" preciated (about David Peterâ€" son), is that compared to Brian Mulroney, he‘s done everything out in the open. When Mulroney has had difficulties, he‘s stonâ€" ewalled. *‘*Peterson has ended situations within days while Mulroney conâ€" tinues to make all the headâ€" lines." â€" ‘‘David Peterson is frank and open with the public and admits to making mistakes from time to time," said Epp. "*â€"will be the telling them where and when.". > <~ * %, « Stankiewicz explained that the committee recomâ€" WMw%m.uaMd Wifi.wflwficonanfiflh«h a plea from ‘the Ontario ~Association urging board bhdedmndbrsmoun&-becam . As BAFE of its study the committee surveyed 1349 nign :| Tht intent of what we are recommending is to have a school teachers, trustees and 3,993 students. Of the 166 teacher surveys that were returned, 72 were in favor of a total ban, 70 supported a partial ban, and 24 didn‘t care. Approximately 19 per cent were identified as smokers. Of the 1,814 students who responded, 733 opposed smoking on school property while only 214 wanted some Again, 19 per cent WM"Wu Jennie Sutheriand of Kitchener looks at a mirror image of herselif after she had her face painted by Suzanne Machan Saturday afternoon at St. Mary‘s Hospital. The mmmmaumrc«omcmw%mmwm program for former patients and their families during and HMospital MOMENT FOR REFLECTION board buildings to be de ‘*'-'ai&mou-x. because flu*l'nrmmm t work. *"The intent of nmmm-fl“ismhana positive attitudinal redirection," she said. We don‘t want to dictate to them at all." Alternation Education and Human Resources Departâ€" ments, on a feeâ€"forâ€"service basis to those employees and Stankiewicz added that all schools in the system already have imposed partial bans, with smoking only allowed in speciallyâ€"designated areas. Richard O‘Brien photo