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r economist suntribune york region saturday march 30 2002 frank scarpitti markham councillor used fancy footwork to get bingo smok ing changes passed at york region joyce frustaglio councillor who has campaigned against smoking in public placed says law is being eroded bingo halls get level playing field they asked for in york region from page jl tobacco livid youre chipping away at the bylaw she scolded the other councillors at thursdays meeting in newmarket mrs frustaglio has steadfastly cam paigned against making any conces sions for bingo halls bars or restaurants whose operators complain the smoking bylaw has cut their business drastically since it came into effect last june can somebody tell me what were going to do next week when we have the restaurants come before us and we have the bars come before us can somebody tell me what were going to do next week when we have die restaurants comebefore us and we- have the bars come before us she asked but councillors voted to give a break to bingo halls whose operators claim overly restrictive laws in york will force their clientele to play at halls in toronto where smoking rooms can take up 50 per cent of the occupiable space mr scarpitti said bingo country in markharri which has been closed since last jiinevris one of the halls thats adversely affected by the law this bingo hall competes with other bingo halls in toronto he said i think youre being unfair to this operator but more importantly i think youre being unfair tocharities that ben efit from the operation of this hall in- markham lou innocente regional operations manager with bingo country said all hes seeking is a level playing field with his competitors in other jurisdictions he also said a smoking bylaw designed to protect patrons of restaurants and other public places isnt applicable to bingo halls only 8 per cent of the population of ontario are bingoplayers 70 per cent of those players are smokers mr innocente said during a recent meeting of the regions health committee bingo country spent 450000 build ing smoking rooms in its halls in markham woodbridge and newmarket in anticipation of the regions bylaw mr innocente was shocked when york brought in a law requiring smoking rooms half the size of those dictated in laws in toronto and peel region he said it would cost 100000 per hall toretrofit the rooms to comply with the bylaw in an interview this week mr innocente announced plans to reopen markham bingo country tomorrow the amended bylaw will come back to york region council for final adoption next month 25 new at sears dunl0p touring rover lt suv tires 100000 km tread wearout warranty 824000 series sale now from 9749 each p22570r14 after april 11 12999 z order r2884 np0411402 2 1 10 off diehard- battery 50600 series sale 64998499 each with tradein sears reg 74999499 with tradein jhere is a 5 deposit when you buy a hew battery at sears refundable with the return of your old battery for recycling order r2884 np0411402 3 complete warranty details at sears auto carer sale prices end thursday april 11 2002 while quantities last auto centre direct line 9058826194 hours monfri 730am900pm saturday 800am600pm sunday 1100am600pm drive clean motorist ll assurance program stanoard3 tett automotive repair accredited test repair facility np0411402 copyright 2002 sears canada inc help us support disabled kids please give generously im- 6686252 helping kids with physical disabilities and their families this message brought to you asa communfly service of the economist sun murray nfaiff 1 port perry ontario 188829 heron www9reatblueher0ncasinocom licence 000010 baauuatinj conimini association uisx ik- v ywirs ofae or older ontario ivlleni gambling i hlplinc is882303505