2 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, January 5, 1999s Smokers' turf to be trimmed, agaien Body faund By IRENE GENTIE In other words, virtually every enclosed place propnieors must p ost clearly visible no smoking ne r' oa mas~~ isa avîaî omepoiiciun as ce iisII ClldC T he Champion Smoking just got ils but( kicked in Milton. vators, food courts, public washrooms and gaso- A strict new anti-smoking bylaw is set tii comc line kiosks. mbt effect February 2. Th'e bylaw that was passionately championed by Thse souped-up bylaw was passed by town coun- regional medical officer of health Dr. Robert cil November 2 of last year, but it takes three Nosal will bring Milton in line -with similar poli- montbs for it to come mbt full force. cies in Oakville and Burlington. Under the new rules, local restaurants will be Prior to the bylaw, Milton was second only to required to shave their smoking sections to just 30 Halton Hilîs in terms of lax lighting laws, allowing per cent of total capacity. Bar smoking sections smokers up 10, 70 per cent of restaurant and bar will be limited 10 50 per cent. space. Outdoor patios are exempt. Halton Hilîs topped the region in smoke toler- The smoking in public places bylaw applies to ance, granting its residents 75 per cent smoking schools, banks, maIls, churches, health care and room. child care facilities. To stay in compliance with the smoking bylaw, They are also required 10 remove matches, asb- trays and other smoking accessories fmom banned areas. Lastly, they must inform renegade smokers of the bylaw should tbey light up inl banned areas. Ignoring the bylaw could bum a hole in the bud- get, as it cardies a fine of up to $5,000 per offence. Thse inspiration for the tougher law stemmed in part fromn the results of a 1995 survey in wbich a whopping 79.9 per cent of local respondents sup- ported stricter smoke laws. It will be enforced by health inspectors, who can enter an establishment at arsy time 10 ensure tIsaI people are butting out in public. *front MAN on page 1 determiâned when be died or where he was killed. "There's going to be a fair ansount of invesigating before we'll be able to identify the scene for that murder," Det. Irisp. Pittnsan said. Mr. Anderson, a salesman and father of four ejildren, was reportedly found wearing thse same clothes lie wore to thse strip club. His body was situated about 300 yards from Trafalgar Road, north of Derry Road, near some farm t Snow drifts mean more plowing 'tfram SNOW on page 1 ping 650 kmn of area roads, including, as of recently, regional roads such as Derry Road, Steeles Avenue and Britannia Road. He said main snow removal in thse urban ares was completed yesterday morning and six plows were still out clearing drift- ing snow, which proved to be a "Iseadache." More work was to be done in both urban and rural areas, he said. "We haven't Isad a dump of snow like this in 15 years. It will take two weeks 10 dlean il ail up." A Woodward Avenue resident was among callers who complained that their street hadn't been plowed, Mr. Finn said. But, he countered, the road Isad been cleared except for one stretch where cars parked on tIse street blocked access. He said tIse Town was short une plow operator, who couldn't make his way in from north of town. "We did a good job. These guys should be commended. They worked their butta off," Mr. Finn said. He added Ihat Milton is fortunate com- pared to otber municipalities to, have, for its size, tIse number of operating plows that it does. No injuries in storm e'Ilrom HUGE on page 1 Milton District Hospital reported no unusual activity in its emergency depart- ment over the weekend. Minor injuries from car crashes and a few sprains were as bad as the news got for the emergency department, reported TrisIs Carleton fromn tIse hospital's public relations department. The tire department also responded to, several carbon monoxide (CO) calîs, said Mr. Cross. HigIs levels of CO were discovered in three homes over the weekend after resi- dents began suffering from flu-like symp- toms, Ise said. 1 1998 - Neo 4 Dr. da